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

On a rocky outcrop, Ali Moussa, a thirty-six-year-old school-bus driver, cast his fishing rod into the sea. —Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

Summer homes, fishing cabins and modest retreats gradually gave way to more ambitious estates. —Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Southeast Asia and India are among the economies most exposed to El Nino’s effects, due to their reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, fishing, and hydropower. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 May 2026

The fleet’s most prominent ships are two Río Damuji-class vessels, unusual platforms converted from Spanish commercial fishing trawlers built in the early 1970s and retrofitted with Soviet weapons, including P-15 Termit Styx/Silkworm anti-ship missiles and naval guns. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 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