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

Authorities in eastern and southern China also suspended ferries, halted some construction work and ordered fishing boats back to port. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

This darling 1950s fishing cottage is just a couple minute’s stroll from Hither Hills beach in Montauk. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

That same day, 260 miles west, the mayor of another Saskatchewan town was sitting on the end of a fishing dock when his phone buzzed with a text message. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

One such instance was a father-daughter fishing trip, which the chef described on his Instagram in an August 2016 post. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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