picking

"She was picking lint off her sweater. "

"The farmer was picking tomatoes from the vine. "

"She picked flowers in the meadow."

"to pick rags"

"to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket"

""She is picking a book to read from the library shelf." "

"The bully was always picking fights with the smaller kids on the playground. "

"The experienced batter was adept at picking the leg-spinner's googly by watching the subtle twist of the wrist just before release. "

"He picked a tune on his banjo."

"The thief was caught on camera picking the lock to the jewelry store. "

"She wasn't very hungry, so she was just picking at her salad during lunch. "

"I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs."

"Someone was picking fruit from Mrs. Green's garden when she wasn't looking. "

"He was picking stones into the river. "

"The chicken was busily picking at the seeds scattered on the ground. "

"to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc."

"The teacher is picking the best students for the school talent show. "

"We went to a strawberry picking last June."

"After the party, the children fought over the pickings of leftover candy from the piñata. "

"The politician was accused of taking kickbacks and other pickings from government contracts. "

"The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom."

"The picking of the winning lottery numbers is always a highly anticipated event. "

"After weaving the blanket, the picking removed all the stray fibers, leaving a smooth and comfortable surface. "

"The printing shop foreman ordered a halt to production until the picking of imperfections on the electrotype plates was completed. "

"The mason used careful picking to add texture to the stone wall. "