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picking through

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

Meaning of pick through

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.

Questions about picking through

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

Words near picking through in the dictionary

  1. picking quarrels and provoking trouble
  2. picking quarrels and stirring up trouble
  3. picking sides
  4. picking someone's brain
  5. picking the wrong horse
  6. picking through
  7. picking up
  8. picking up on
  9. picking up one's crumbs
  10. picking up one's marbles and going home
  11. picking up steam

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