pick one's way

verb

To move carefully.

“Walking barefoot toward the beach, we picked our way between the sharp rocks.”

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Meanings

verbpick one's way (third-person singular simple present picks one's way, present participle picking one's way, simple past and past participle picked one's way)

present singular third person picks one's way · participle present picking one's way · participle past picked one's way · past picked one's way

  1. To move carefully.

    Walking barefoot toward the beach, we picked our way between the sharp rocks.

    1 more example

    Meanwhile, passengers at the existing Euston station are forced to pick their way through an enormous building site to find their trains - a situation that could continue well into the 2030s.

    2024 December 27, Ben Jones, “What next for High Speed 2?”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 29
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APA

pick one's way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20one's%20way

MLA

“pick one's way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20one's%20way. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick one's way,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20one's%20way.

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