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

In 2018, about $35 billion was provided in global fisheries subsidies—surprisingly, nearly 80% of that went to large-scale industrial fishing operations rather than small-scale fishers. —Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

And Guaranteed Rate is the official mortgage partner of the National Hockey League, as well as a backer of professional rugby teams and bass fishing events. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025

Instead, everything scientists know about the species has come from dead specimens captured in fishing nets or from beaks found in the stomachs of other animals. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025

The hope is that after five days of talks and speeches, nations will agree to international controls on fishing, deep-sea mining, wildlife conservation, and other issues, in order to stanch the rapid degradation of oceans, crucial to reining in global warming. —Vivienne Walt, Time, 10 June 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