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picking one's way

picking one's way is the present participle and gerund 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 picking one's way

What is picking one's way the present participle and gerund of?
Picking one's way is the present participle and gerund of pick one's way.

Words near picking one's way in the dictionary

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

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