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picking and grinning

picking and grinning is the alternative spelling of pickin' and grinnin'.

Meaning of pickin' and grinnin'

Noun

pickin' and grinnin' (uncountable)

  1. (US, idiomatic) Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.
    • From Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap there was a lot less pickin’ and grinnin’ and a lot more soft rockers and heartbroken love ballads.1987 March 20, Scott Mervis, “Country Slickers”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 03 Jan 2009, page 19

Questions about picking and grinning

What is picking and grinning the alternative spelling of?
Picking and grinning is the alternative spelling of pickin' and grinnin'.

Words near picking and grinning in the dictionary

  1. picking a fight
  2. picking a hole in someone's coat
  3. picking a lane
  4. picking a quarrel
  5. picking and choosing
  6. picking and grinning
  7. picking and passing
  8. picking apart
  9. picking at
  10. picking away at
  11. picking bids off the wall

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