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# fishing

noun (fishing — uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb fish (fish, fishes, fished, fishing)

«fishing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Catching fish, as a hobby or as a job: go fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#m1)
2. (verb, informal) Trying to get something indirectly, such as information or praise: fishing for compliments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#m2)
3. Searching for something with your hand: she was fishing in her bag for her keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday: «go fishing», «fishing rod», «fishing boat», «fishing line», «fishing net». Geography and history: fishing towns and the fishing industry. In The Wind in the Willows the river animals fish, and the Otter knows the best places. Safety: wear a life jacket on boats and be careful of hooks.

### Examples

- Grandad takes me fishing on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x1)
- The fishing boats came back with full nets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x2)
- She bought a new fishing rod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x3)
- Otter was out fishing on the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x4)
- He was fishing in his pocket for a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x5)
- Stop fishing for compliments! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x6)
- Fishing is an important job in Newfoundland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x7)
- Our town grew up as a fishing village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x8)
- Spring came, and the fishing began. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/#x9)

### Note

As a noun it is uncountable: «a lot of fishing», not «fishings». Phrases: go fishing, fishing trip. «Fishy» (adjective) means suspicious.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fishing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fishing.html) on Mova free.