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 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 There’s the place where his cousins would hop the train to go fishing at Panther Hollow. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Pay close attention when fishing near docks though, as bass will likely try to eat the popper and return to shade quickly, and dock poles aren’t typically very forgiving. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 The group is believed to have been fishing Sunday evening at the Scioto River in Powell, north of Columbus, when at some point one of the adults went in to go swimming, according to Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 July 2026 The line had been set under a federal permit for shark research, precisely the kind of fishing the Safe Seas Act would still allow, and a jury convicted both men of theft. — Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026 Raynold, who spent two-plus decades diving and fishing the Outer Banks, runs the kitchen, and Tatiana handles front of house. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Bo also had a spectacular catch while fishing with his dad, and the pair made sure to put the big fish on display. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 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

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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

Definition of fumbling

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Cyrus’ flawless-looking skin was in part thanks to the Maybelline New York Lifter Plump and Glow Foundation, a sheer base that can be built up for more coverage.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Other air styler round brushes leave my fine hair looking more wind-swept than blown-out, with a ton of fly-aways.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026