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fishing
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
fishing
(noun)
fly–fishing
(noun)
ice fishing
(noun)
fish
(verb)
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fishing
/
ˈ
fɪʃɪŋ/
noun
fishing
/
ˈ
fɪʃɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of FISHING
[
noncount
]
:
the sport or business of catching fish
The
fishing
was pretty good today.
I'm
going fishing
this weekend.
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often used before another noun
I bought a
fishing
pole/rod and some
fishing
line.
a store that sells
fishing
gear
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see also
fly-fishing
,
fishing expedition
at
expedition
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