picnicking

present participle of picnic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicking
Verb
  • Think ostrich feather chandeliers, dining nooks flanked with red velvet curtains, and stripes everywhere.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Guests can also enjoy thoughtfully paired food and wine experiences at the estate restaurant, with the option of dining indoors or on the scenic outdoor patio overlooking the vineyards.
    Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Winners of the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest have eaten a total of 2,541 famous franks, give or take a few, since the contest began in 1982.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • This can include water features with turtles or frogs, bird feeders that attract insect-eating birds like cardinals and chickadees, or keeping chickens.
    The Spruce, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Eating Too Much or Too Late Eating a large dinner or snacking too close to bedtime can cause a rise in blood sugar that may last all night, especially if the snack is high in simple carbs.
    Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Delaware and New York, on the other hand, can take your right to vote away if you are convicted of partaking in election betting.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Tensions between the two first erupted in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View regarding his response to the controversy surrounding Miss USA winner Tara Conner, who was accused of partaking in underage drinking and cocaine use.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The company could use an electric smelter to melt and purify the iron before feeding it into Gary’s existing oxygen furnaces or into the kind of electric arc furnace already built in Arkansas.
    John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Performance increasingly hinges on the judgment exercised inside Monday-morning investment committees, not on the size of the funnel feeding them.
    Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Hitting just below the knee or grazing the shin, the midi strikes the ideal balance of everyday ease and effortless polish.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • For midi- or maxidresses, cropped jackets that cinch the waist or floor-grazing hemlines that highlight an outfit's length both elevate your outfit.
    Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Deer And Rabbit Damage Deer have a frustrating habit of nibbling the flowers off of hydrangeas.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • To avoid your dog nibbling on dangerous plants altogether, take the following steps.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Those in the know come for the raw bar—which is what colonists were noshing on (not hot dogs) during the nation’s birth, according to a recent NPR story.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Or perhaps simple pleasures such as noshing on a pastry with a hot cup of stimulation will do.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Picnicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicking. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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