# blueberrying

Pronunciation: US say "BLOO-be-ree-ing" /ˈbluˌbɛɹi.ɪŋ/; UK say "BLOO-buh-ree-ing" /ˈbluːbəɹi.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of gathering blueberries, usually by hand from bushes or fields.
   - Simple: The activity of going out to pick blueberries from bushes.
   - _The family made a day of blueberrying along the old logging trail._
   - _Good blueberrying depends on rain earlier in the season and warm days after._

## Verb

2. Present participle of blueberry. — present participle and gerund of blueberry
   - Simple: Present participle of blueberry. Use this form when talking about picking blueberries right now.
   - _They spent the whole morning blueberrying along the ridge._
   - _She is blueberrying with her grandmother near the lake today._

## Origin

Formed from "blueberry" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/blueberrying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).