fishing

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2509

Meanings

1

noun
The activity or sport of catching fish.

We had a great day's fishing at the lake.
2

noun
The business or industry of catching fish to sell.

This is good news for the fishing industry.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the activity or sport of... sportfishing

More fisherypiscationpiscatologypiscicapturepiscicide

Word family

Derived forms antifishingbottom-fishingelectrofishingfishing-smackfishing-tubefishinglyfly-fishingnonfishingrodfishingshellfishingskishingspearfishing

Related forms halieuticallyhalieuticspiscatologypiscatorialpiscatoriallypiscatorianpiscatoricalpiscatoriouspiscatory

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Etymology

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

fischynge Middle English

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# fishing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 2509

## Meanings
1. The activity or sport of catching fish.
2. The business or industry of catching fish to sell.

## Examples
- We had a great day's fishing at the lake.
- This is good news for the fishing industry.

## Synonyms
- fishery
- piscation
- piscatology
- piscicapture
- piscicide
- sportfishing

## Derived Forms
- antifishing
- bottom-fishing
- electrofishing
- fishing-smack
- fishing-tube
- fishingly
- fly-fishing
- nonfishing
- rodfishing
- shellfishing
- skishing
- spearfishing

## Related Forms
- halieutically
- halieutics
- piscatology
- piscatorial
- piscatorially
- piscatorian
- piscatorical
- piscatorious
- piscatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fischynge

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

## AI Etymology
Fishing comes from Middle English fischynge, equivalent to fish + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “The activity or sport of catching fish” and “The business or industry of catching fish to sell”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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