fishing
Americannoun
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the act of catching fish.
Fishing is not allowed in this park.
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the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish.
A day at sea with Floyd has greatly improved my fishing.
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the conditions for catching fish.
The fishing is exceptionally good today.
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Archaic. a place or facility for catching fish.
noun
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the occupation of catching fish
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( as modifier )
a fishing match
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another word for piscary
Etymology
Origin of fishing
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fisshing; see origin at fish, -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing fishing
Example Sentences
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Overprescribing antibiotics leads to deadly resistant bacteria, while industrial fishing, which harvests the largest adults, ultimately selects for ever-smaller fish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mike Webb cut short a family fishing outing last week after a 200-pounder approached, minutes after Webb’s 11-year-old son caught something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets of snapper, crabs, rays and a distinct-looking fish locals call "esene".
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sixty-two miles east of Tuskegee is the rural outpost of Eufaula, where pickup trucks haul fishing boats to the muddy banks of the nearby Chattahoochee River.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Six friends had begun the morning making a fire, fishing, sleeping in.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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