fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
is fishing
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present progressiveof fish (3rd 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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They are “sometimes curious,” he said, especially if someone is fishing, but are “virtually harmless.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
As Elizabeth asks questions of Gracie, she is fishing for insights into her character — and Gracie may be withholding or even misdirecting.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
"We are the last nation in the world that is fishing for large whales in this way, and there is only one party doing this whaling," she told reporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
Yes, there is fishing Like you’d expect from any farming sim game, yes, there are fishing spots.
From The Verge ● Aug. 25, 2022
Pass him in the corridor and he is fishing potato crisps out of a bag by the fistful.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
