Pickling

/ˈpɪk.lɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts8 letters

Definition of Pickling

verb

  1. To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.

    "These cucumbers pickle very well."

  2. To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.

    "The crew will pickle the fittings in the morning."

  3. (in the Python programming language) To serialize.
  4. To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.

verb

  1. To eat sparingly.
  2. To pilfer.

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