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finning

finning noun: the act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea. Also the present participle and gerund of fin.

Noun

finning (uncountable)

  1. The act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
    • Humane Society International is targeting Chinese restaurants and diners in major cities across North America this week with its campaign against shark finning.2009 January 29, Camille Bains, “Save sharks, skip soup, Year of Ox diners urged”, in Toronto Star

Also used as

finning is also the present participle and gerund of fin.

Origin of finning

From fin + -ing.

Questions about finning

What does finning mean?
Finning means the act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
What part of speech is finning?
Finning is a noun.

Words near finning in the dictionary

  1. Finnighan
  2. finnikin
  3. finnikins
  4. finnimbrun
  5. finnimbruns
  6. finning
  7. Finningham
  8. Finningley
  9. finnip
  10. finnips
  11. Finnis

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