How to spell fishing

Fishing is spelled F-I-S-H-I-N-G.

hear itfish·ing/'fɪʃɪŋ/nounLong vowels

What it means: The sport or activity of catching creatures in water.

In a sentence: We went fishing at the lake with Grandpa.

Same family: fish, fisherman, fishing rod, seafood, angler. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Fishing” comes from the Old English word “fiscian,” meaning ‘to catch fish.’ People have used versions of this word for over a thousand years to talk about one of the oldest human activities.

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