Phrase Hound found 96 phrases and 20 compound words that contain picking. The most common are listed below. Open picking in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 96
- picking uppresent participle and gerund of pick up
- picking up onpresent participle and gerund of pick up on
- nose-pickingThe insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
- picking up the piecespresent participle of pick up the pieces: To restore one's life (or a given situation etc.) to a normal state, after a calamity, shock etc.
- cherry pickingpresent participle and gerund of cherry pick
- picking outpresent participle and gerund of pick out
- cotton-pickingThe harvesting of cotton
- picking up the phonepresent participle and gerund of pick up the phone
- lock pickingThe act or practice of opening a lock by manipulating its internal components without using the original key intended for that lock.
- picking up the pacepresent participle of pick up the pace: To begin moving or working faster.
- case pickingAn order picking method where goods are picked up in cases.
- order pickingThe logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc.
- wave pickingA warehouse management system that assigns groups of orders into short intervals called "waves", which are then commenced and coordinated throughout the day, one after another.
- litter pickingThe picking up of rubbish carelessly dropped by people, often organised by a group.
- ripe for the pickingReady to be taken or exploited.
- picking quarrels and provoking troubleA crime and administrative offence known for being vague, mainly concerning breaching the peace by creating a disturbance in a public place.
- picking a fightpresent participle and gerund of pick a fight
- economy pickingA guitar picking technique designed to maximize efficiency. When picking multiple notes on a string, alternate picking is used, and when changing to a new string, sweep picking is used.
- garbage pickingSynonym of dumpster diving: The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.
- picking sidespresent participle and gerund of pick sides
- Travis pickingA guitar fingerpicking technique in which the thumb plays an alternating bassline while a syncopated melody line is played with the index and/or middle finger.
- picking up the tabpresent participle and gerund of pick up the tab
- sweep pickingA technique for playing arpeggios on the guitar quickly and smoothly by moving the pick in one direction (down or up) across several strings in a single fluid sweep, rather than using individual strokes for separate notes.
- picking up the threadspresent participle and gerund of pick up the threads
- picking and choosingpresent participle and gerund of pick and choose
Compound words 20
- nitpickingThe painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
- flowerpickingThe act of picking flowers.
- nutpickingThe gathering of nuts from the plants they grow upon.
- berrypickingThe picking of berries (fruit).
- fingerpickingpresent participle and gerund of fingerpick
- flatpickinga style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum.
- lockpickingAlternative form of lock picking: The act or practice of opening a lock by manipulating its internal components without using the original key intended for that lock.
- downpickingThe technique of playing a stringed instrument with a plectrum using all downward strokes.
- autopickingpresent participle and gerund of autopick
- Britpickingpresent participle and gerund of Britpick