What is another word for picking out ?

Discerning what somebody is saying

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

analyzing^US

telling which is which

analysing^UK

drawing a distinction

telling the difference

discerning a difference

drawing a distinction between

discerning a difference between

realizing^US

realising^UK

becoming conscious of

becoming cognizant of

coming to know

making head or tail of

getting to the bottom of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

getting the picture about

having knowledge of

piecing together

having

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

familiarizing oneself with

getting clued up about

getting one's head around

getting the impression

getting vibes

crediting

anticipating

having a funny feeling

feeling in gut

having a feeling

holding

getting the impression of

getting through one's head

visioning

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

getting on to

becoming conscious of the fact that

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Verb

coming to an agreement on

Present participle for to come to or arrive at

favouring^UK

favoring^US

committing oneself to

making up your mind on

coming down in favour of

discriminating between

making the decision to

reaching a decision on

considering

coming to a conclusion on

coming to a decision on

making a selection on

determining on

installing

cottoning to

thinking more highly of

holding in higher regard

liking better

leaning toward

having a bias towards

siding with

inclining towards

having as a favourite

showing favouritism towards

having a preference for

going in for

leaning towards

treating with partiality

putting one's finger on

authorizing^US

authorising^UK

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Present participle for to see for a brief period

catching a glimpse of

giving something a once-over

giving the once-over

watching like a hawk

keeping a weather eye on

minding

feasting your eyes on

keeping under surveillance

keeping under observation

keeping under scrutiny

looking

keeping a beady eye on

having a butcher's at

taking a butcher's at

checking something out

looking through narrowed eyes

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Present participle for to pick or select from a larger group

Verb

(usually with negative) Present participle for to be able to recall someone or something

placing

identifying

recalling

remembering

putting one's finger on

labelling^UK

labeling^US

putting the finger on

making up your mind on

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

signalizing^US

signalising^UK

showing the position of

pointing to

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Verb

Present participle for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of

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Present participle for to take a part from a whole, especially from literature

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Present participle for to select as an object of attention or attack

Verb

Present participle for stipulate action to be taken

Verb

Present participle for to discover (something) by guesswork or intuition

theorising^UK

theorizing^US

gauging^UK

having a sneaking suspicion of

realising^UK

realizing^US

gaging^US

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

making an estimate of

taking for granted

thinking likely

cooking up

forming an opinion of

jumping to a conclusion

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Verb

Present participle for to extract something by pulling or picking at it

Noun