angling

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angling

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of angle

noun anglings

  1. countable, uncountable A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport. It is a speciall point to have the sun and moon before you, for the very motion of the rod drives all pleasure from you, either by day or by night; in all your anglings, both with worms and flyes, there must be a great care of that.

    Similar: the gentle craft

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Closest in meaning: weight, slant, tilt, lean, tip, fish, angler, sportfishing, fishing, fisher, fisherman, fishery, harvesting, harvest, harvester, peach

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noun fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport

Españolpesca con caña
한국어낚시 naksi, 어조 eojo, 조어 jo'eo
日本語釣り tsuri
Portuguêspesca esportiva
DeutschAngeln
Italianopesca con la lenza

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@misc{angling_2026,
  title = {angling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/angling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}