picking and choosing

A form of pick and choose — To choose selectively or fastidiously.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick and choose
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APA

picking and choosing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20and%20choosing

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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