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 The pair, who often get called by each other’s names, recently spent a weekend fishing together. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Adamson was fishing with a spinning reel and 10-pound-test line. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 The area is also frequently used by swimmers and people fishing from the water. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Police said about 13 shots were fired on Sunday in the area where the officer and his two young sons were fishing in a creek near Lake George by the city’s rugby field, according to charging documents. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Two brothers say they were shocked to find a tiger shark on the end of their line while night fishing off the Massachusetts coast last month. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Many Native Hawaiian cultural groups oppose opening the monuments to fishing. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 In 2016, wildlife officials closed 183 miles (295 kilometers) of the Yellowstone River to fishing, rafting and other activities to prevent a parasite suspected of killing tens of thousands of fish from spreading further in the low and warm water. — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026 During that terrible season, 71% of California Dungeness boats stopped fishing and more than 200 jobs were lost. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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Most of the world was fumbling and scared, and Fauci seemed to have some idea of what to do.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Achane, the Miami Dolphins’ starting tailback, was referring to Ollie Gordon II fumbling the ball away in Wednesday practice, the team’s first of training camp.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026