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fishing

[ fish-ing ]

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noun

the act of catching fish:
Fishing is not allowed in this park.
the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish:
A day at sea with Floyd has greatly improved my fishing.
the conditions for catching fish:
The fishing is exceptionally good today.
Archaic. a place or facility for catching fish.

fishing

/ ˈ��ɪʃɪŋ /

noun

1. the occupation of catching fish
2. ( as modifier )
  a fishing match
another word for piscary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fishing¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fisshing; fish, -ing ¹

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We first meet her in a stormy sea as an ecowarrior, attacking a ship fishing illegally, then getting arrested herself.

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Terry had been friends with Derrick Bird for years, the pair holidaying together in Thailand and fishing in the Lake District when they weren't chatting at the area's cab ranks.

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Dying adults have previously been filmed by people fishing, but have never been seen alive at depth.

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“This closed commercial and token recreational fishing season is a human tragedy, as well as an economic and environmental disaster.”

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Canadians counter that the Americans have higher catch limits and are surreptitiously fishing in their territorial waters.

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