Hyphenation of picking
How to hyphenate picking
picking is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, picking is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 7
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 7
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of picking
- verb To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
Example: Don't pick at that scab.
- verb To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
Example: It's time to pick the tomatoes.
- verb To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
Example: She picked flowers in the meadow.
- verb To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
Example: to pick rags
- verb To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
Example: to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket
- verb To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
Example: I'll pick the one with the nicest name.
- verb To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.
- verb To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
Example: He didn't pick the googly, and was bowled.
- verb To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
Example: He picked a tune on his banjo.
- verb To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
- verb To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
- verb To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
Example: I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs.
- verb To steal; to pilfer.
- verb To throw; to pitch.
- verb To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
- verb To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
Example: to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.
- verb To screen.
- noun A gathering to pick fruit.
Example: We went to a strawberry picking last June.
- noun (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
- noun (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
- noun Something picked or pulled out.
Example: The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.
- noun The act of making a choice; selection.
- noun The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
- noun The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
- noun Dabbing in stoneworking.
Words nearby picking
- picketers
- picketing
- pickets
- pickfork
- pickier
- pickiest
- pickietar
- pickin
- (picking)
- pickings
- pickle
- pickle-cured
- pickle-herring
- pickled
- picklelike
- pickleman
- pickler
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the use of hyphens to join words or parts of words. It plays a crucial role in writing, ensuring clarity and readability.
In compound terms like 'check-in', the hyphen clarifies relationships between words. It also assists in breaking words at line ends, preserving flow and understanding, such as in 'tele-communication'. Hyphenation rules vary; some words lose their hyphens with common usage (e.g., 'email' from 'e-mail'). It's an evolving aspect of language, with guidelines differing across style manuals. Understanding hyphenation improves writing quality, making it an indispensable tool in effective communication.