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 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 David Daniel, 43, who lives in Silver Springs, was fishing off Boca Grande Key, about 14 miles west of Key West, when the shark bit him on the foot, causing a serious arterial bleed, his friend Robyn Corliss wrote in the GoFundMe post. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 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 During the fishing trip, Caruso took the child fishing alone at a pond and touched him inappropriately, according to the report. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Like most on Tonle Sap, Sreynich’s family relies on fishing to survive. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 But the year 1923 has been recognized as a watershed for sardine fishing in the region. — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 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

Procapil brings biotinoyl tripeptide-1 together with botanical ingredients that help fortify follicles and anchor hair at the root, while Capixyl combines acetyl tetrapeptide-3 with red clover extract for stronger, denser-looking hair.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026
Just when things are looking dire for John and Sarah, the T-800 reboots on auxiliary power and shoots the T-1000 with a grenade launcher.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026