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salmoning

salmoning is the present participle and gerund of salmon.

Noun

salmoning (uncountable)

Fishing for salmon.
The industry of raising and preparing salmon as food.

Meaning of salmon

Verb

salmon (third-person singular simple present salmons, present participle salmoning, simple past and past participle salmoned)

(intransitive, slang) To ride a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street.
- 2014: "Salmon, Don't Shoal: Learning The Lingo Of Safe Cycling" by Marc Silver, NPR
  Some cities discourage salmoning with clever signage, like this in London: "If you can read this you are biking the wrong way."

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Questions about salmoning

What does salmoning mean?: Salmoning means fishing for salmon.
What is salmoning the present participle and gerund of?: Salmoning is the present participle and gerund of salmon.
What part of speech is salmoning?: Salmoning is a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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