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angling

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 NG G L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of angle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fishing, sportfishing

Narrower terms: fly-fishing, troll, trolling

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: õngitsemine — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Finnish: onginta — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Finnish: onkiminen — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • German: Angeln — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Hungarian: horgászat — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Irish: slatiascaireacht — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Italian: pesca con la lenza — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Japanese: 釣り (tsuri) — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Korean: 낚시 (naksi) — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Korean: 어조 (eojo) — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Korean: 조어 (jo'eo) — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Manx: eeastagh — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Polish: wędkarstwo — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Portuguese: pesca esportiva — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Spanish: pesca con caña — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
  • Turkish: balık tutma — fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport
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