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fishing.

The act of catching fish.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
  1. The act of catching fish.

    uncountable
    We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.
  2. The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

    informal · uncountable
  3. Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

    uncountable
    This is good news for the fishing industry.
  4. A fishery, a place for catching fish.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.

verb/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of fish

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From fish + -ing.

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