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The correct spelling is fishing.
How to pronounce fishing
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
Say it like: Fis-hin-g
The correct spelling is fishing. The act of catching fish. For example: "We had a good day's fishing at the weekend."
Usage Examples
“We had a good day's fishing at the weekend.”
“This is good news for the fishing industry.”
“She went to the river to fish for trout.”
Meanings
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.
verb
- 1.To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.
- 2.To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
- 3.To use as bait when fishing.
- 4.To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
- 5.(followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
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