fishing

noun

fish·​ing ˈfi-shiŋ 

1

: the sport or business of catching fish

2

: a place for catching fish

Examples of fishing in a Sentence

The fishing was pretty good today.

I'm going fishing this weekend.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Coast Guard said the group departed on a fishing trip from Howard Beach early Sunday and apparently were returning home when their boat started to take on water and sink. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025

The boat departed from Howard Beach early Sunday morning for a recreational fishing trip, the Coast Guard said. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025

But in the absence of stable governance and effective regulations since the 1991 civil war, foreign fishing trawlers have deployed ruinous techniques to exploit the rich fishing environment. —Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025

The fisheries managers provide the science and regulatory enforcement that makes America's fishing fleet among the largest and most sustainable in the world. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fishing

• bottom-fishing
• fishing expedition
• fishing line
• fly fishing
• ice fishing
• magnet fishing
• spin fishing

Rhymes for fishing

• dishing
• phishing
• swishing
• wishing
• overfishing