angling

English

Verb

angling

1. present participle and gerund of angle

Noun

angling (countable and uncountable, plural anglings)

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Wikipedia

1. A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.
   • 1651, Thomas Barker, The Art of Angling: wherein are discovered many rare secrets very necessary to be known by all that delight in that recreation:

     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.

Synonyms

• the gentle craft

Derived terms

• ground angling
• nonangling

Translations

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

Estonian: õngitsemine Finnish: onginta (fi), onkiminen (fi) German: Angeln (de) n Hungarian: horgászat (hu) Irish: slatiascaireacht f Italian: pesca con la lenza f Japanese: 釣り (ja) (tsuri) Korean: 낚시 (ko) (naksi), 어조(魚釣) (ko) (eojo), 조어(釣魚) (ko) (jo'eo) Manx: eeastagh Polish: wędkarstwo (pl) n Portuguese: pesca esportiva f Spanish: pesca con caña f Turkish: balık tutma