1
: the sport or business of catching fish
2
: a place for catching fish
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The fishing was pretty good today.
I'm going fishing this weekend.
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Friday registered to the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The royal family enjoys hunting, fishing, and horseback riding on the property.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
After the fishing trip, Suggs raped the woman twice, once on the golf cart and once at her home, Houston County Corporal Brandon Barnes told local ABC affiliate WDNH.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
That honor goes to Eddie Bauer, who patented the first goose down jacket after almost dying of hypothermia on a winter fishing trip in 1935.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The royal family enjoys hunting, fishing, and horseback riding on the property.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
After the fishing trip, Suggs raped the woman twice, once on the golf cart and once at her home, Houston County Corporal Brandon Barnes told local ABC affiliate WDNH.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
That honor goes to Eddie Bauer, who patented the first goose down jacket after almost dying of hypothermia on a winter fishing trip in 1935.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fishing
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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