shrimping

verb

present participle of shrimp
as in fishing

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  1. fishing
  2. harvesting
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  • Five others remained missing in Baja California, including three in Ensenada and a father and son who went fishing Saturday in San Felipe, on the Gulf of California, and never returned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Restrictions on their own harvest are difficult to accept when pollock trawlers are fishing offshore.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fishing
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  • The Abu Falah attack followed a similar attack on Friday morning in the area of Turmus Ayya village, where settlers burned three cars after attacking a group of farmers harvesting olives.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But to the brothers, harvesting their own food represents more than providing meals for their families.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of harvesting
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“Shrimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrimping. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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