fishing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of catching fish.

   We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.

2. 2
   noun

   Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

   This is good news for the fishing industry.

3. 3
   noun

   A fishery, a place for catching fish.

   the rent of the fishings

4. 4
   noun

   the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

5. 5
   noun

   the occupation of catching fish for a living

6. 6
   noun

   The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.

7. 7
   verb

   present participle and gerund of fish

Etymology

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