: the action of one who angles
especially
: the action or sport of fishing with hook and line
Examples of angling in a Sentence
an angling adventure in the mountains
his angling of the picture made everything else on the wall look crooked
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But a few things might be happening at once: The city’s Department of Housing and Preservation Development has in recent decades relaxed the closet-storage-space requirement for new construction angling for government financing.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
The episode begins at Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center, the heart of Virginia Beach’s angling community, and yours should, too.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Anglers need both an angling license and a recreational turtle license to harvest turtles using angling gear like hook and line, landing nets and gaff hooks.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The organization has maintained Ohio's official angling records since roughly the 1940s, said Fred Snyder, chairman of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio Record Fish Committee.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025
The episode begins at Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center, the heart of Virginia Beach’s angling community, and yours should, too.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Anglers need both an angling license and a recreational turtle license to harvest turtles using angling gear like hook and line, landing nets and gaff hooks.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The organization has maintained Ohio's official angling records since roughly the 1940s, said Fred Snyder, chairman of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio Record Fish Committee.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for angling
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“Angling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angling. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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angling
noun
an·gling
ˈaŋ-gliŋ 
: fishing with hook and line for pleasure
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