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

Mountain views, fishing ponds, sauna The misleading name of the town aside, there’s nothing small about this property. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Among the programs the endowment will serve are youth travel ball grants focused on military children, Padres VIP game day experiences by military members and their families and deep-sea fishing trips for military families. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

The celebration of Gloucester's Italian-American fishing community has been taking place for nearly a century. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 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