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
  • This could make eating more enjoyable, leading to eating more.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 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
  • Adults emerge from the pupae and begin feeding, mating and laying eggs.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 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
  • 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
  • The phase of the current bull market that pushed off the blocks six months ago is proving elite at refreshing itself with the briefest of respites before continuing forward to the next mile marker.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Picnicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicking. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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