pickin'
Gatherin' one by one
Pickin' is an informal spelling of picking, representing the dropped final g common in casual speech.
It appears especially in Southern and rural American contexts: We're going berry pickin' this weekend.
In bluegrass and folk music, pickin' refers to playing stringed instruments: guitar pickin', pickin' and grinnin'.
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
fretboard · guitar · mandolin · dobro · fiddle · old-time · country · folk
Plant fiber for textiles
bushel · basket · crop · gleaning · cherries · strawberries · vineyard · migrant
Selecting from alternatives
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- selectiveChoosing with care
- sortingArranging into sequence
- siftingSeparating by particle size
curated · shortlist · deliberation · preference · options · alternatives · best · culling
banjo
Fretted drum-stringed instrument
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- flatpickingIndividual notes via pick
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
strumming · fretboard · guitar · mandolin · dobro · fiddle · old-time · country · folk · acoustic
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
field · bushel · basket · crop · gleaning · cherries · strawberries · vineyard · migrant · farmhand
choosing
Selecting from alternatives
sifting · curated · shortlist · deliberation · preference · options · alternatives · best · culling · weeding
ribbing
Affectionate verbal teasing
mocking · ragging · heckling · taunting · goading · banter · razzing · jibing
- picking upGrasping and lifting
- picking onHarassing someone repeatedly
- picking up the piecesRebuilding after setback
- picking outChoosing from options
- apple pickingCollecting orchard fruit by hand
- picking apartSeparating into components