trawling

trawling noun: a commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines. Also the present participle and gerund of trawl.

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Noun

trawling (countable and uncountable, plural trawlings)

A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.
A laborious search.
- No longer would he have to fear the deportation of Gerald Haxton, who as an American was constantly running that risk in his trawlings through the bars of London.2011, Christopher Hitchens, Arguably

Also used as

trawling is also the present participle and gerund of trawl.

trawling meaning in Tagalog

trawling in Tagalog

fishing technique: pamamalakaya

Forms of trawling

plural	trawlings

Words formed from trawling

bottom trawling
otter trawling
pair trawling

Questions about trawling

What does trawling mean?: Trawling means a commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.
What is trawling in Tagalog?: Trawling in Tagalog is pamamalakaya. See Trawling meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is trawling?: Trawling is a noun.
What is the plural of trawling?: The plural of trawling is trawlings.

Words near trawling in the dictionary

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