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surfcasting

surfcasting is the present participle and gerund of surfcast.

Meaning of surfcast

Verb

surfcast (third-person singular simple present surfcasts, present participle surfcasting, simple past and past participle surfcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) surfcasted)

  1. (intransitive) To fish by casting into the surf near the shoreline.
    • "From the beach? You surfcasted?” She sighed. “You think I can't surfcast because I'm a crip? For your information, I've hauled in 50-pound stripers from my wheelchair!”2006, Richard Rosenthal, The Dandelion War, →ISBN, page 50

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Noun

surfcasting (uncountable)

  1. The practice of fishing by casting a line into the sea from the shore.
    • Instead of doing some surfcasting with a small rod and reel, he continued to lie in the warm sun.2000, Luther Butler, Shark Bait, →ISBN, page 66
    • More than anything, it sets the tone of motivation for the upcoming year, to prove to yourself you won't let anything get in the way of you and your surfcasting.2014, Nick Honachefsky, The Jersey Surf Diaries, →ISBN

Questions about surfcasting

What does surfcasting mean?
Surfcasting means the practice of fishing by casting a line into the sea from the shore.
What is surfcasting the present participle and gerund of?
Surfcasting is the present participle and gerund of surfcast.
What part of speech is surfcasting?
Surfcasting is a noun.

Words near surfcasting in the dictionary

  1. surfbort
  2. surfcast
  3. surfcasted
  4. surfcaster
  5. surfcasters
  6. surfcasting
  7. surfcasts
  8. surfcoast
  9. surfcoasts
  10. surfed
  11. surfeit

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