fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
am fishing
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present progressiveof fish (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The only time I really find peace is if I am fishing on the water.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025
“Curtice would essentially say that I am fishing in a very shallow pool. I am not sure that is true or how permanent this state is.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2019
But there's something about the solitude and scenery when I am fishing for small trout on these local streams that I really love.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2012
And don't suppose," said Polnivski, "that I am fishing for compliments, that I consider myself an esprit fort, who runs no danger of infection, an oak-tree no gale can dislodge.
From Stories and Pictures by Isaac Loeb Peretz
I hold in my hands a little alder rod, with which I am fishing for the roach and minnows, that play in the pool below us.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
