What is another word for picking out ?

Discerning what somebody is saying

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

telling which is which

drawing a distinction

making 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

soaking up

making head or tail of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

getting to the bottom of

getting one's head around

visualizing^US

getting wise to the fact

visualising^UK

wising up to

getting the picture about

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

familiarizing oneself with

getting wind of the fact

getting clued up about

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

becoming conscious of the fact that

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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

electing to choose

fingering

pinning down

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

thinking more highly of

holding in higher regard

liking better

leaning toward

having a bias towards

siding with

having as a favourite

showing favouritism towards

having a preference for

going in for

leaning towards

treating with partiality

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Verb

Present participle for to see for a brief period

catching a glimpse of

giving something a once-over

giving the once-over

having a squint at

having a dekko at

keeping a weather eye on

feasting your eyes on

keeping under observation

keeping tabs on

ogling

keeping under surveillance

twigging

keeping a tab on

having a shufti at

keeping under scrutiny

keeping a beady eye on

having a butcher's at

checking something out

taking a butcher's at

having a look-see

having a look-see at

checking over

becoming conscious of

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Present participle for to pick or select from a larger group

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(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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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

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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