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fishing
fishing S3 /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: fish, fishing, fishery; verb: fish; adverb: fishily; adjective: fishy
1. the sport or business of catching fish:
    Fishing is one of his hobbies.
    Terry’s going fishing at Lake Arrowhead next weekend.
    deep sea/freshwater/saltwater fishing
    salmon/trout/bass etc fishingflyfishing
2. be on a fishing expedition American English informal to try to find out secret information by asking a lot of questions about different things