groundfishing
groundfishing is the present participle and gerund of groundfish.
Meaning of groundfish
Verb
groundfish (third-person singular simple present groundfishes, present participle groundfishing, simple past and past participle groundfished)
- To fish for groundfish.
- Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman
Noun
groundfishing (uncountable)
- Fishing for groundfish: demersal fishing.
Questions about groundfishing
- What does groundfishing mean?
- Groundfishing means fishing for groundfish: demersal fishing.
- What is groundfishing the present participle and gerund of?
- Groundfishing is the present participle and gerund of groundfish.
- What part of speech is groundfishing?
- Groundfishing is a noun.
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