picnicking
pic·nick·ing/ˈpɪknɪkɪŋ/noun, verb
picnicking is spelled P-I-C-N-I-C-K-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pic·nick·ing). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, picnicking means “An expedition for the purpose of having a picnic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of picnicking is picnickings.
How many letters and syllables are in picnicking?
| Letters | 10: P-I-C-N-I-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pic·nick·ing |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is picnicking?
Picnicking appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce picnicking?
- /ˈpɪknɪkɪŋ/
Picnicking has 3 syllables, split pic·nick·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of picnicking
- picnickings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does picnicking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expedition for the purpose of having a picnic.
This sentiment was particularly approved by Lady Jane, who had a childish liking for expeditions and picnickings, and who had set her heart upon carrying out her drive that afternoon.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of picnic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does picnicking come from?
From picnic + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).