Fishing Definition
fĭshĭng
noun
The catching of fish for sport or for a living.
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A place to fish.
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(uncountable) The business of catching fish, molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms in large quantities for sale.
The fishing industry.
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Synonyms:
- sportfishing
- spearing
- netting
- seining
- trawling
- fly-fishing
- casting
- angling
- the piscatorial sport
- harpooning
adjective
Of, or pertaining to, fishing.
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verb
Present participle of fish.
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Other Word Forms of Fishing
Noun
Singular:
fishing
Plural:
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