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  • verb Present participle of picnic.

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Examples

  • No walking of pets, skiing, skateboarding, fast bicycling, rollerblading or picnicking is allowed.

    "...stains on the carpet and stains on the scenery..." greygirlbeast 2008

  • I have an overall plan to be sensible as needed, and to treat myself well each day with simple pleasures, such as picnicking with a view or listening to favorite music.

    Lea Lane: "The Worst May Be Behind Us": 15 Ways to Cut Back Anyway 2009

  • Between rubber-necking the shiny, red-faced clientele around the dining room, "picnicking" on the potato salad, and chattering away about the unraveling of events of the evening, I was tempted to press the tiny little doorbell that is attached to the edge of every table in the restaurant.

    Archive 2007-02-01 2007

  • Between rubber-necking the shiny, red-faced clientele around the dining room, "picnicking" on the potato salad, and chattering away about the unraveling of events of the evening, I was tempted to press the tiny little doorbell that is attached to the edge of every table in the restaurant.

    Hodori - Suitable Only for Sobering Up 2007

  • When the IFPYB raised concerns about the inclusion of its members in the party¹s candidates list, they were told by their senior leaders that parliament was not a "picnicking" place for the Youth Brigade.

    THE IFP DOES NOT DERSERVE THE YOUTH VOTE 2004

  • A joysome hour passed in "picnicking" the lunch, then Sally rang for the maid to remove the dishes.

    The Blue Birds' Winter Nest Lillian Elizabeth Roy 1900

  • The resort's 10-metre catamaran offers daily adventures such as picnicking on the fine, white powder of Whitehaven

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • The resort's 10-metre catamaran offers daily adventures such as picnicking on the fine, white powder of Whitehaven

    Thestar.com - Home Page Susan Gough Henly 2010

  • Once in the evening, after we had been picnicking, he phoned me at home and said mournfully, I am feeling low.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • We will be picnicking somewhat in advance of that.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway markgritter 2009

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