Russell spoke slowly, picking his words (=choosing what to say) very carefully.picpic /pɪk/ noun [countable] informal 
WORD ORIGINpic
Origin:
1800-1900 pictureEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Russell spoke slowly, picking his words (=choosing what to say) very carefully. a dish of freshly picked peas We picked up their tracks again on the other side of the river. We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now.
Russell spoke slowly, picking his words (=choosing what to say) very carefully. a dish of freshly picked peas We picked up their tracks again on the other side of the river. We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
a picture or film- A garland of freshly picked marigolds hung from the mirror.
- A good addition to dried apricot fool is a spoonful or two of freshly ground almonds.
- Add the mascarpone Reheat, adding the mascarpone and correcting the seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Drizzle with a tablespoon or so of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Season generously with freshly ground pepper and add salt to taste.
- Squeeze over some lemon juice and add freshly ground pepper.
- Sure enough, inside we found some beautiful zucchini and tomatoes, freshly picked from a nearby garden.
- There were dates and a delicious bowl of freshly made cottage cheese.