/ Dictionary / Index P picking: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pick•ing Pronunciation: (pik'ing), [key] — n. the act of a person or thing that picks. something that is or may be picked or picked up. the amount picked. the pickings of a feast. scraps or gleanings:the pickings of a feast. profits or gains; spoils. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: picking (Thesaurus) Pickford pickle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language