Fishing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fishing is a noun meaning (uncountable) The act of catching fish.
Meaning
(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
- (uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
- (countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.
- present participle and gerund of fish
Example Sentences
the rent of the fishings
We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.
This is good news for the fishing industry.
Generally speaking, the only fishings which appear separately in Valuation Rolls as having a lettable value in their actual state from year to year are salmon-fishings.
Word Forms
- fishings
Synonyms for fishing
Depending on context, synonyms include piscatology, piscation, piscicide, piscicapture, fishery, sportfishing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gull, sucker, shlemiel, mark, chump, schlemiel.
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