spearing
present participle ofspear
spear
verb[T]
uk/spɪər/us/spɪr/topushorthrowa spear into ananimal:
Theycatchthefishby spearing them.
tocatchsomething on the end of apointedtoolorobject:
He speared ameatballwith hisfork.
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- anti-hunt
- anti-hunter
- anti-hunting
- barb
- fisherman
- fishhook
- fishing line
- fishing rod
- fly fishing
- fox hunt
- outfish
- overfishing
- poach
- poaching
- predation
- quarry
- spear
- whaler
Examplesofspearing
spearing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Thespearingof spawning fish in the shallows when they are so red as to be absolutely unfit for any kind of human food was a common act.
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Afterspearinga fish, the reel unwinds, allowing the spearfisher room to play the fish.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Calm and shallow waters are favored forspearingfish from above the surface, as water clarity is of utmost importance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has become adept atspearingfish and making fires.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fish is vulnerable in shallow water and is often captured byspearing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite a separated shoulder and a short suspension for aspearingincident, he was a top-four defenseman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All sturgeonspearingwas banned from 1915 to 1931.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The people followed her,spearingher and removing the undigested children from the body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spindling or spiking was the act ofspearinga paper document onto the spike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later, rules againstspearingwith the helmet and helmet to helmet contact were created.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Portuguese soldiers row around the waters on longboats mercilesslyspearingsurvivors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then, the second team member had to ride the same course, and then using a stick,spearinga ring at the end of the course.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering,spearing, netting, angling and trapping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The technique consists ofspearinga whale with a spear connected to a blown up seal bladder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They werespearing, holding, interfering, and most of all, backstabbing.
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