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nymphing

nymphing is the present participle and gerund of nymph.

Meaning of nymph

Verb

nymph (third-person singular simple present nymphs, present participle nymphing, simple past and past participle nymphed)

  1. To fish using a nymph larva as bait.
    • Kuster meanwhile nymphed the middle of the Snag. When I joined him, I threw my streamer between the main channel's flow and the skinnier side-channel flow, […]2019, James W. White, Fly-fishing the Arctic Circle to Tasmania, page 253

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Noun

nymphing (uncountable)

  1. Fly fishing using a nymph larva as bait.

Questions about nymphing

What does nymphing mean?
Nymphing means fly fishing using a nymph larva as bait.
What is nymphing the present participle and gerund of?
Nymphing is the present participle and gerund of nymph.
What part of speech is nymphing?
Nymphing is a noun.

Words near nymphing in the dictionary

  1. nymphical
  2. nymphicidal
  3. nymphid
  4. nymphids
  5. nymphine
  6. nymphing
  7. nymphiparous
  8. nymphish
  9. nymphitis
  10. nymphlike
  11. nymphly

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