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nymphing

SayNIMF-ing/ˈnɪmfɪŋ/

2 meanings of nymphing

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    A kind of fly fishing that uses a fake fly made to look like a young water insect.

    My uncle taught me nymphing on a cold spring morning.

    Nymphing works well when the fish are not coming up to eat.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of nymph. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.

    Dad was nymphing in the river all morning.

    They went nymphing for trout after lunch.

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nymphing is a form of nymph

nymph, verb: To fish with a small lure made to look like a young insect, usually under the water. Full entry

Forms
nymphnymphs he/she/itnymphing -ing formnymphed past tense, past participle
Spelling
nymph → nymphing: add -ing

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