angling

American  

[ang-gling] / ˈæŋ glɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or art of fishing with a hook and line, usually attached to a rod.

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angling British  

/ ˈæŋɡlɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the art or sport of catching fish with a rod and line and a baited hook or other lure, such as a fly; fishing

   2. ( as modifier )

      an angling contest

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Other Word Forms

• nonangling
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of angling

First recorded in 1490–1500; angle ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Pigasse was angling to win the job of helping Venezuela restructure around $150 billion in unpaid debts and repair the country’s standing with investors around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The company is angling to raise as much as $80 billion at a valuation of up to $2 trillion next month, according to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Richarlison was key to the plan, positioning himself partly to block the pass into Villa's right centre midfielder Lamare Bogarde, while angling his body to discourage Emiliano Martinez from playing down Villa's right.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The prediction markets have spent a lot of energy of late angling to convince people that they are not the complete and total Wild West that they have often appeared to be.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

I started on the left wing, and I figured out that I could get these thin lines by angling the pencil tip.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Related Words

• fishery
• fishing
• shooting