picking

Meanings

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested
  • "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"
• the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
• select carefully from a group
• look for and gather
• harass with constant criticism
• provoke
• remove in small bits
• remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
• pilfer or rob
• pay for something
• pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
• hit lightly with a picking motion
• eat intermittently; take small bites of

Synonyms

beak, blame, break up, clean, cull, find fault, foot, nibble, peck, pick, piece, pluck, plunk