What does picking mean?
Definitions for picking
pick·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word picking.
Princeton's WordNet
picking, picknoun
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
"he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
pickingnoun
the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
Wiktionary
pickingnoun
A gathering to pick fruit.
We went to a strawberry picking last June.
pickingnoun
Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
pickingnoun
Income or other gains, especially if obtained in a unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
ChatGPT
picking
Picking refers to the act of selecting or choosing items from a group or a variety of options. This can apply to various contexts, such as picking fruit from a tree, picking a person for a team, or picking a specific item from a collection of clothes, among other possibilities. The process usually involves making a decision based on preference, suitability, or requirement.
Webster Dictionary
Picking
of Pick
Pickingnoun
the act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick
Pickingnoun
the act of choosing, plucking, or gathering
Pickingnoun
that which is, or may be, picked or gleaned
Pickingnoun
pilfering; also, that which is pilfered
Pickingnoun
the pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks
Pickingnoun
rough sorting of ore
Pickingnoun
overburned bricks
Pickingadjective
done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound
Pickingadjective
nice; careful
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PICKING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Picking is ranked #47521 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Picking surname appeared 446 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Picking.
88.7% or 396 total occurrences were White.
4.9% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.4% or 20 total occurrences were Black.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'picking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1936
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of picking in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of picking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of picking in a Sentence
The simulations were a great opportunity to practice procedures and to coordinate decision-making for the mission management team, especially with respect to weather, simulation supervisors do a great job at picking cases that really make the team think and discuss.
There was nothing in [the sanctuary city policy] that prevented our Sheriff from picking up the phone, do I need to educate somebody about how to pick up a phone?
Of course not, I was just picking up my wife.
I need to make sure everybody knows they're not alone, i want to build a community where everybody's picking each other up.
In most prior elections, Iowa and New Hampshire split. They go for different candidates, south Carolina historically has had the role of picking presidents.
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- The translation of "picking" in Arabic can vary based on the context. A general translation is: قَطْف (qatf) If you provide more context, I can offer a more specific translation.Arabic
- recolecciónSpanish
- memilihIndonesian
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