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picking over

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

Meaning of pick over

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among.

Questions about picking over

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

Words near picking over in the dictionary

  1. picking one's nose
  2. picking one's way
  3. picking oneself up off the floor
  4. picking out
  5. picking out of a hat
  6. picking over
  7. picking quarrels
  8. picking quarrels and making trouble
  9. picking quarrels and provoking trouble
  10. picking quarrels and stirring up trouble
  11. picking sides

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