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

Guests enjoy gourmet meals after days filled with hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding, or fly fishing. —Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Data collected in this study could also help keep fishing activities away from these whales. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026

The Quarry 2 fire also shut down some of the area’s southbound Turnpike lanes Friday afternoon and triggered evacuations from trailer parks and fishing camps near Krome Avenue. —Allison Beck june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

But off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states, a reportedly robust red snapper population has recreational anglers casting for a longer catch season after 15 years of restrictions that limited fishing to four days or less each summer. —Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 June 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