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 couple, who were in their early 70s, went to McTavish Lake to stay at their cabin and to enjoy a fishing trip, Deb’s brother, Donjames LeBlanc, told the outlet. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The five survivors, one man and four women, were found before dark and evacuated by a fishing boat that passed near Matallang Island before they were finally taken to the search and rescue boat. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Her fishing partner Giovanna Pizzo sorted the clams from the debris. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

And those singers drew on the stories told to children at bedtime, or by soldiers on the march, by people at work on farms and fishing boats, in kitchens and at looms. — Literary Hub, 17 July 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