lobstering
USLOB-ster-ing/ˈlɑb.stəɹ.ɪŋ/UKLOB-stuh-ring/ˈlɒb.stəɹ.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of lobster.
Their family has been lobstering these waters for three generations.
Strict licensing rules govern lobstering in the bay each season.
Note
A verb made from the animal's name: to lobster is to fish for lobsters, and this -ing form does both of the verb's jobs. After be it is progressive (she is lobstering off the point). As a gerund it names the trade itself and works like any noun (lobstering pays the bills). It has no link to the adjective lobster, meaning sunburned red, which has no verb behind it.
lobstering is a form of lobster
lobster, verb: To fish for lobsters, typically using baited traps set on the sea floor. Full entry
- Spelling
- lobster → lobstering: add -ing
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