picnicking

present participle of picnic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicking
Verb
  • Another holiday menu will be offered at its fine-dining Watertable restaurant.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Bolla Armchair offers deep seating and generous cushions for long-lasting comfort, while the more compact Bolla Chair provides versatile use in smaller spaces like dining rooms or home offices.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • While that helps some of us love and others loathe tastes like super-dark chocolate or black coffee, the evolutionary purpose of these receptors is to keep us from eating things that could harm or kill us.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout those seasons, Benedict was the aloof middle brother, too busy drinking too much and partaking in gender-indiscriminate dalliances to want to settle down.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here, the love planet is in its fullest expression when partaking in acts of service and prioritizing quality over quantity.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Its electronic surveillance suite can intercept and classify enemy signals passively, feeding data into NATO’s broader intelligence networks.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Keep your eyes peeled for wild horses grazing along the ridgelines.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The strongest sustained wind speed in the Atlantic on record occurred in 1980’s Hurricane Allen, which hit 190 mph, nearly grazing the researchers’ suggested Category 6.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even shoppers nibbling on a slice of pizza seemed to be mocking him.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But now social media is eating media-media’s lunch, nibbling into time that used to be spent watching TV and movies, particularly for younger generations, and refashioning itself less as a network and more as a broadcaster.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Later, back on land, the couple dined at a table overlooking the Miami River, noshing on Greek fare and dancing until late night.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Alternatively, pack into a sandwich bag or tupperware, for effortless noshing on-the-go.
    Laura Solla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The spray boasts of refreshing the scalp by breaking down buildup and dead skin without having to do a full rinse.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Journeys is doubling down on refreshing its merchandise mix as part of a larger turnaround strategy — and Nike is a key part of the strategy.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Picnicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicking. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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