Pickings — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪkɪŋz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪkɪŋz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪkɪŋz/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪkɪŋz/.

Examples

the pickings were easy
clothing could be had for the taking
he sent the first picking of berries to the market

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

taking picking pick

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of someone who picks up or takes something “the pickings were easy”
noun	the quantity of a crop that is harvested “he sent the first picking of berries to the market”
noun	the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

Word Forms

pick	verb	pilfer or rob
take	verb	get into one's hands, take physically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswahl

die Handlung von jemandem, der etwas aufhebt oder nimmt

🇫🇷French

les cueillettes

le fait de quelqu'un qui ramasse ou prend quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

ganancias

el acto de alguien que recoge o toma algo

🇮🇹Italian

prelievi

l'atto di qualcuno che prende o prende qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

plukjes

de handeling van iemand die iets oppakt of meeneemt

🇵🇹Portuguese

colheitas

o ato de alguém que pega ou leva alguma coisa

🇷🇺Russian

сборы

действие человека, который поднимает или берет что-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उच्छिष्ट

किसी चीज़ को उठाने या ले जाने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

বাছাই

যে কেউ কিছু তুলে নেয় বা নেয় তার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

எடுப்பது

எதையாவது எடுக்கும் அல்லது எடுக்கும் ஒருவரின் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పికింగ్స్

ఏదైనా తీసుకునే లేదా తీసుకునే వ్యక్తి యొక్క చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

पिकिंग

एखाद्याची कृती जो काहीतरी उचलतो किंवा घेतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૂંટવું

કોઈની ક્રિયા જે કંઈક ઉપાડે છે અથવા લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್ಸ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിക്കിംഗുകൾ

എന്തെങ്കിലും എടുക്കുകയോ എടുക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാളുടെ പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਣ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਚੁੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چننے

کسی کا عمل جو کچھ اٹھاتا ہے یا لیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

采摘

某人拿起或拿走某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ピッキング

何かを拾ったり取ったりする人の行為

🇰🇷Korean

부수입

물건을 집거나 가져가는 사람의 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hái lượm

hành động của một người nhặt hoặc lấy một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การเลือก

การกระทำของบุคคลที่หยิบหรือเอาบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasil

tindakan seseorang yang mengambil atau mengambil sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pamimitas

ang kilos ng isang tao na kumukuha o kumukuha ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

memetik

perbuatan seseorang yang mengambil atau mengambil sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فضلات

فعل من يلتقط شيئا أو يأخذه

🇮🇷Persian

چیدن

عمل کسی که چیزی را برمی دارد یا می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

seçtikleri

bir şeyi alan veya alan birinin eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁאֲרִיוֹת

מעשה של מישהו שמרים או לוקח משהו

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