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picking corners

picking corners is the present participle and gerund of pick corners.

Meaning of pick corners

Verb

pick corners (third-person singular simple present picks corners, present participle picking corners, simple past and past participle picked corners)

  1. (idiomatic) To choose a preference (as in predicting which boxer will win a match).

Questions about picking corners

What is picking corners the present participle and gerund of?
Picking corners is the present participle and gerund of pick corners.

Words near picking corners in the dictionary

  1. picking apart
  2. picking at
  3. picking away at
  4. picking bids off the wall
  5. picking by SKU
  6. picking corners
  7. picking fault
  8. picking fights
  9. picking flowers
  10. picking from a hat
  11. picking gooseberry

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