angling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
  2. verb move or proceed at an angle
    angle.
    • he angled his way into the room
  3. verb to incline or bend from a vertical position
    tilt; tip; lean; slant; angle.
    • She leaned over the banister
  4. verb seek indirectly
    fish; angle.
    • fish for compliments
  5. verb fish with a hook
    angle.
  6. verb present with a bias
    angle; slant; weight.
    • He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

WordNet


An"gling noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton.

Webster 1913