- present participle of fish.
fishing
Example Sentences
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John Hagner, fishing upstream, said he called it “Lake America” at first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
This was just two of the fellas out there fishing, and Newsom said it with barely any prompt.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
Newsom made the comment in an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, during which the two men are standing knee-deep in a body of water while fishing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sbarounis said he goes fishing about 120 days of the year, between May and November, from the Mexico border up to Point Conception, and off shore about 100 to 150 miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
I listened drowsily to the soothing cadence of Togbe’s voice taking me back out onto the Volta, where the boy was fishing with his father, exploring a small creek in their canoe.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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