Phrase guide

ice fishing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The practice of fishing through a hole cut in the ice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of ice fish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pilkkiminen — practice of fishing
  • Finnish: pilkki — practice of fishing
  • French: pêche blanche — practice of fishing
  • Japanese: あなづり (anazuri) — practice of fishing
  • Korean: 얼음낚시 (eoreumnaksi) — practice of fishing
  • Norwegian: isfiske — practice of fishing
  • Norwegian: pilking — practice of fishing
  • Russian: подлёдный лов (podljódnyj lov) — practice of fishing
  • Swedish: isfiske — practice of fishing
  • Swedish: pimpelfiske — practice of fishing
  • Swedish: pimpling — practice of fishing