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 a statement, the DFO has stressed that humpbacks are particularly vulnerable to ship strikes and getting stuck in fishing gear. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

Located on the western end of Palomar Mountain in San Diego’s North County, the 1,862-acre park is an alpine paradise, offering hiking trails, fishing, campgrounds and a scenic overlook from an active fire lookout tower. —Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025

Controlling the species has saved the region’s fishing industry, now worth six billion dollars a year. —Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025

Following a 1980 ship collision that killed 35 people, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was replaced with the current bridge, and part of the old bridge was turned into a fishing pier. —Carter Weinhofer, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 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