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 Amanvari also offers a variety of daily experiences, from horseback rides along the estuary at sunset to snorkeling and fishing off the coast. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Stella said he's been fishing on the lake for years, doing catch and release. — John Dias, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Guests love watching for wildlife, searching for prized shells and fishing on charter boats or from the Bayview Fishing Pier. — South Seas Island Resort, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 John Kalander, now 87, remembers fishing with Lahti in his youth, slowly getting to know him over the seasons. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 One of the nurses tried to cover up the error by fishing the empty bottle of the muscle relaxant out of the garbage and taking it home. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Mourmouras was fishing 10 miles offshore in 200 feet of water, when a different top-predator gamefish took his 18-inch squid bait, which was intended for tuna and suspended halfway to the bottom. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, Colman Domingo, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, and Ike Barinholtz all filled in so Kimmel could go fishing. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 This summer, Robinson went fishing with several Pitt defensive backs and came home with enough of a haul — some 20 to 30 fish — to feed them. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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The Packers’ offense left the field, but came back after it was ruled that Watson was down before fumbling.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Here was his senior running back, who scored a 44-yard touchdown in their state championship win months earlier, fumbling on the very first play of the Blue-White scrimmage.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of fumbling

Verb

The hero, or antihero, of the story is Ichabod Crane, a rather ridiculous-looking schoolmaster who has set his cap for Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful, coquettish daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Relativity Space is already looking beyond rockets before ever putting anything into orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026