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crawfishing

crawfishing is the present participle and gerund of crawfish.

Meaning of crawfish

Verb

crawfish (third-person singular simple present crawfishes, present participle crawfishing, simple past and past participle crawfished)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for crawfish.
    • As a matter of fact I had to go off at a moment's notice to arrange our connection at the coast. Fellow owning the bungalow wanted to crawfish.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  2. (Southern US, colloquial, intransitive) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
    • I have never been one to flinch or crawfish when faced with an unpleasant task.1968, Charles Portis, True Grit

See all 5 meanings of crawfish

Noun

crawfishing (uncountable)

  1. fishing for crawfish

Questions about crawfishing

What does crawfishing mean?
Crawfishing means fishing for crawfish.
What is crawfishing the present participle and gerund of?
Crawfishing is the present participle and gerund of crawfish.
What part of speech is crawfishing?
Crawfishing is a noun.

Words near crawfishing in the dictionary

  1. crawfisher
  2. crawfisherman
  3. crawfishermen
  4. crawfishers
  5. crawfishes
  6. crawfishing
  7. crawfishy
  8. Crawford
  9. Crawford County
  10. Crawford Notch
  11. Crawford River

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