fishing
pronunciation
How to pronounce fishing in British English:
UK [ˈfɪʃɪŋ]
How to pronounce fishing in American English:
US [ˈfɪʃɪŋ]
-
- Noun:
- the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- the occupation of catching fish for a living
Word Origin
- fishing (n.)
- "the art or practice of trying to catch fish," c. 1300, fysschynge, verbal noun from fish (v.). Figurative use from 1540s. The Old English noun was fiscað. [O]f all diversions which ingenuity ever devised for the relief of idleness, fishing is the worst qualified to amuse a man who is at once indolent and impatient. [Scott, "Waverly," 1814] Fishing-boat is from 1732. Fishing rod (1550s) is older than fishing pole (1791). To "go fishing" is as old as Old English on fiscoð gan.
Synonym
Example
- 1. It said the fishermen were fishing in vietnamese waters .
- 2. He proposed to his wife on a fishing trip .
- 3. Fishing has been banned in the evacuation zone .
- 4. Coastal wetlands have little protection and fishing grounds are especially vulnerable .
- 5. Commercial fishing routinely ranks as america 's most lethal job .