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fishing

[ fish-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of catching fish:

    Fishing is not allowed in this park.

  2. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish:

    A day at sea with Floyd has greatly improved my fishing.

  3. the conditions for catching fish:

    The fishing is exceptionally good today.

  4. Archaic. a place or facility for catching fish.


fishing

/ ˈfɪʃɪŋ /

noun

    1. the occupation of catching fish
    2. ( as modifier )

      a fishing match

  1. another word for piscary


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fishing1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fisshing; fish, -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.

You will find one of the best places on earth to go salmon fishing.

But fishing for rationale in harassment is almost always a waste of time.

Sargent said they went skiing in Vail and fishing in Cabo but also talked business.

But as it takes away the safety net, their corpses wind up in fishing nets.

This intimacy arose partly from association while fishing for Cod, which abound in these waters, and partly from trading in furs.

He knows the whole piano literature, and is continually fishing up some new or old pearl or other to surprise one with.

Alila has still another way of fishing which is not as hard work as diving, though, after all, it is not much fun.

They have developed fishing and agriculture, and have brought the tourist into districts little visited before.

Above the buildings of the opposite side of the street rose the spars of several fishing-boats; the creek finished at Rosewater.

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