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litter picking

litter picking noun: the picking up of rubbish carelessly dropped by people, often organised by a group.

Noun

litter picking (uncountable)

  1. The picking up of rubbish carelessly dropped by people, often organised by a group.
    • […] they have also been out litter picking, returning railway character to the line, restoring structures, and adding picnic tables.2025 August 20, Caroline Hardie, “The railway that changed the world”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 61

Questions about litter picking

What does litter picking mean?
Litter picking means the picking up of rubbish carelessly dropped by people, often organised by a group.
What part of speech is litter picking?
Litter picking is a noun.

Words near litter picking in the dictionary

  1. litter frogs
  2. litter lout
  3. litter louts
  4. litter moth
  5. litter moths
  6. litter picking
  7. litter tray
  8. litter trays
  9. litter-bug
  10. litter-bugs
  11. Litteral

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