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Definition of fishing : 1. A fishery.
2. of Finch
3. Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.
4. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.

Synonyms:

bag, angle, big game, harpooning, fly fishing, casting, search, cast, netting, look for, fish, bait, spearing, angling, the piscatorial sport, blood sports, seining, trawling, seek, sportfishing, bite, capture

Usage examples:

• The fishing had been bad of late, and here again they spoke as if some personal power had been at work. - "The Wooden Horse", Hugh Walpole.
• Come, now, get into the boat, and we'll go for a new kind of fishing. - "Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's", Laura Lee Hope.
• At least, in some places there were flower gardens; and in others there was a wall along the water, with boys sitting on the edge of it, fishing. - "Rollo in Paris", Jacob Abbott.