shrimping

verb

present participle of shrimp
as in fishing

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  1. fishing
  2. harvesting
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  • Guests love watching for wildlife, searching for prized shells and fishing on charter boats or from the Bayview Fishing Pier.
    — South Seas Island Resort, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • John Kalander, now 87, remembers fishing with Lahti in his youth, slowly getting to know him over the seasons.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fishing
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  • This allows energy-harvesting technology to be integrated directly into architectural elements, such as skyscraper facades, glass windows, and skylights.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of harvesting
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“Shrimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimping. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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