fishing

1 of 2

noun

fish·​ing ˈfi-shiŋ 

1

: the sport or business of catching fish

2

: a place for catching fish

fishing

2 of 2

present participle of fish entry 2

Examples of fishing in a Sentence

Noun

The fishing was pretty good today.

I'm going fishing this weekend.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Day-trippers heading to favorite fishing drops, beaches and sandbars. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026

The Chalet at Lake Louise, a humble log cabin, was marketed as a destination for fishing, canoeing, and alpinism. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

The conversion replaces the vessel’s fishing and processing equipment with remote-control systems, autonomous technologies and military mission equipment. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

The law exempts hunting, fishing, slaughter for food, euthanasia, scientific research and customary animal husbandry. — Cbs Minnesota, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th 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