shrimping

present participle of shrimp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrimping
Verb
  • An angler in Central America recently caught a rare orange shark while fishing in Costa Rica.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Nobody was fishing and farming.
    Beth D'Addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Add garlic to the garden for more than harvesting the delicious bulbs.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Late summer to early fall is a time for harvesting corn in much of the United States.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Shrimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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