picnicking

Definition of picnickingnext
present participle of picnic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnicking
Verb
  • Set across chef Carlo Cracco’s restaurant in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the venue includes an Omega Café by Cracco on the ground floor with private lounges and dining rooms above for live event screenings.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hunters and birdwatchers are advised to wear gloves when handling birds or feeders, to wash hands thoroughly after any contact, and to not eating birds that appear sick or birds that are found dead.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • It was directed by that Michael Bay, and in it, an Alexander Hamilton super-fan is eating a peanut butter sandwich when his phone rings.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lemon made his first public comments after federal authorities arrested him on Thursday for partaking in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In Aquarius, Mercury is intellectually stimulating, like partaking in clever banter and cerebral conversations that quench your curiosity.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In 2025 Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old Australian woman, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another by intentionally feeding them a beef Wellington that included poisonous fungi in the ingredients.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Lembke holds a degree in sauna studies and has the honor of feeding the furnace at Rajaportti, the oldest public sauna in Finland, which is also in Tampere.
    Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The tip of his tongue was grazing her ear now, teasing it with dampness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Outside were grazing horses, raising their heads at nothing greener than the earth.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Our fellow guests were all seated at garden tables, nibbling sandwiches cut into little triangles and sipping from fancy teacups.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This is an inexpensive and simple way to deter nibbling animals.
    Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Visit the Dublin Castle, look at the 9th-century manuscript of the Book of Kells at Trinity College, before noshing down some fish and chips for dinner.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • While Pine-Sol no longer contains pine oil, its legacy lives on as the best-selling all-purpose cleaning product on Amazon, refreshing everything from countertops and appliances to showers, tubs, and sinks.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Then, refreshing the water and flower food every two days can extend the life of your roses.
    Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Picnicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnicking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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