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View synonyms for fishing

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

My parents already live in a small house — a former fishing cabin on the edge of a lake.

The adverts claim operators can take people to Mayotte using large tourist boats, but victims' families say the smugglers are using much smaller fishing boats called "kwassa".

From BBC

But, much like other aquatic ecosystems, seagrass meadows are increasingly threatened by coastal development, agricultural runoff, and fishing boats hauling trawl nets across the sea floor.

Those crooks are working every channel, fishing for victims by email, phone calls, texts, fliers and regular mail.

"In the case of a lot of whales, population recoveries since the cessation of commercial whaling are coincident with increasing shipping traffic and increasing fishing efforts," said Stocker.

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