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fishing

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

The English word “fishing” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of catching fish.
  2. The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
  3. Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
  4. A fishery, a place for catching fish.

Etymology

From Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing.

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