picking a fight

A form of pick a fight — To deliberately provoke someone into fighting.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick a fight
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picking a fight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20a%20fight

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“picking a fight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20a%20fight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picking a fight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20a%20fight.

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