Thesaurus results for FISHING

fishing

verb

Definition of fishing

present participle of fish

as in fumbling

to search for something blindly or uncertainly take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box

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Recent Examples of fishing Raynold, who spent more than two decades diving and fishing the Outer Banks, will head up the kitchen while Tatiana manages the front of house, according to a news release. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 To protect grunion during their peak spawning period, CDFW prohibits fishing from April through June. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Like its 2023 predecessor, Evil Dead Burn starts with the brisk dispatch of secondary characters at a pretty lakeside spot — the film was shot in New Zealand — where buddies Jared (Keanu Karim) and Leo (Tapiwa Soropa) are fishing. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 Twenty-four hours earlier, a boy, who was fishing with his father, was bitten on the hand at Nelson’s Fish Camp in Marion County, WESH reported. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 And on Monday, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was investigating reports that an alligator bit a boy who had been fishing in Marion County. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 29 June 2026 The fatal attack came one day after a child was bitten in the hand by an alligator while fishing from shore at Nelson Fish Camp near Umatilla in Marion County, FWC said. — Eric MacK , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2026 Another attack occurred on Saturday, June 28, when a juvenile was bitten on the hand while fishing from shore at Nelson Fish Camp in Marion County. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 There’s also fishing on the resort’s lakes, restaurants, cocktail lounges, and lodging options from standard guest rooms to four-bedroom cottages. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026

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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.

— Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026

Definition of fumbling

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Semiconductors are looking tenuous here, as traders try to gauge whether the air is coming out of a trade where the retail crowd are using leverage to double down on bets.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Resplendent in a dark top and flowered scarves, Jackie has his hair ratted out, creating a kind of nimbus around his poignant, ready-to-laugh face, which is powdered white, with shiny, metallic-looking paillettes around the eyes.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026