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picked one's way

picked one's way is the simple past and past participle of pick one's way.

Meaning of pick one's way

Verb

pick one's way (third-person singular simple present picks one's way, present participle picking one's way, simple past and past participle picked one's way)

  1. To move carefully.
    • Walking barefoot toward the beach, we picked our way between the sharp rocks.

Questions about picked one's way

What is picked one's way the simple past and past participle of?
Picked one's way is the simple past and past participle of pick one's way.

Words near picked one's way in the dictionary

  1. picked oakum
  2. picked off
  3. picked on
  4. picked one's battles
  5. picked one's nose
  6. picked one's way
  7. picked oneself up off the floor
  8. picked out
  9. picked out of a hat
  10. picked over
  11. picked quarrels

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