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Angling

(often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

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📖 Definitions of "Angling"

verb

1
(often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
"The roof is angled at 15 degrees."
2
To change direction rapidly.
"The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket."
3
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
"How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?"
4
(cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.

verb

1
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
2
(with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
"He must be angling for a pay rise."

noun

1
A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

↔️ Antonyms of "Angling"

Words with the opposite meaning.

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unburied	Not having been buried.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Angling"

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Word	Definition
weightnoun	The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
slantnoun	A slope; an incline, inclination.
tiltnoun	(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
leanverb	(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
tipnoun	The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
fishnoun	(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
anglernoun	A person who fishes with a hook and line.
sportfishingnoun	fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing
fishingnoun	(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
fishernoun	A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
fishermannoun	A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:
fisherynoun	(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
harvestingnoun	(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
harvestnoun	(agriculture) The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
harvesternoun	A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).
peachnoun	(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
fished	(rare) Containing or loaded with fish.
fisheriesnoun	(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
fishermennoun	A fisher, a person engaged in fishing: