shrimping

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of shrimp. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the activity.

   We spent the whole morning shrimping in the shallow bay.

   He is shrimping near the old pier with a small net.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The work of catching shrimp to sell or to eat.

   Like fishing, but the catch is shrimp instead of fish.

   Shrimping is hard work that starts long before sunrise.

   Many families along the coast make their living from shrimping.

3. 3
   nounslanguncountable

   A sexual activity that involves sucking on a partner's toes.

   She admitted that shrimping was something she enjoyed with her partner.

   Shrimping came up when the couple talked about what they liked.

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