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picking fault

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

Meaning of pick fault

Verb

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

  1. To make a point of criticizing; to seek occasions to find fault.

Questions about picking fault

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

Words near picking fault in the dictionary

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

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