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fishing

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "fishing" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

fishing

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

fishing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, fishing is hyphenated as:

Definitions offishing

1noun
  • The act of catching fish.

    Example: "We had a good day's fishing at the weekend."

  • The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
  • Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

    Example: "This is good news for the fishing industry."

  • A fishery, a place for catching fish.

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