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

Often accredited with putting the fishing village on the map for native holiday goers, Mohammed V of Morocco chose Oualidia as his royal residence during the 1940s, with the former palace only a few villas down from La Sultana. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026

Father and son duo Dan and 9-year-old Aaron Osowski of Carol Stream checked inside a blue tent where fishing holes had monitoring equipment. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026

Both offer public fishing excursions and private charters, cruising near the shore or heading out to the open ocean for deep-sea fishing. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026

The birds fly south to the lower Hudson Valley for open water fishing as rivers, lakes and reservoirs further north are frozen solid. —Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 Feb. 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