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eeling

eeling is the present participle and gerund of eel.

Noun

eeling (countable and uncountable, plural eelings)

  1. (uncountable) Fishing for eels.
  2. (countable) A young eel, or elver.
    • They then develop into eelings or elvers, migrating towards coastlines, where they are found in briny areas: muddy estuaries, tidal marshes, […]2010, Ecologies and Economies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, page 151
    • […] when it was shown that what had been taken for young eelings in the adult's womb were simply parasitic worms.2014, Kieran Egan, Imagination in Teaching and Learning: The Middle School Years, page 97

Meaning of eel

Verb

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for eels.
  2. (intransitive) To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

See all 16 meanings of eel

Forms of eeling

pluraleelings

Questions about eeling

What does eeling mean?
Eeling means fishing for eels.
What is eeling the present participle and gerund of?
Eeling is the present participle and gerund of eel.
What part of speech is eeling?
Eeling is a noun.
What is the plural of eeling?
The plural of eeling is eelings.

Words near eeling in the dictionary

  1. eelgrass isopod
  2. eelgrass isopods
  3. eelgrasses
  4. eelier
  5. eeliest
  6. eeling
  7. eelings
  8. eelish
  9. eelishly
  10. eellike
  11. eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious

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