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单词 nymphing
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nymphingn.

Brit. /ˈnɪmfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɪmfɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nymph n.1, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < nymph n.1 (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -ing suffix1. Compare nymphing adj., and later nymph v.
1. Feeding by fish on insect larvae at the surface of the water. rare.
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1961 Angling Aug. 16/2 Often the rise you see on a Summer evening is not a dry fly rise but nymphing in the film itself.
2. Angling. The action or practice of angling with a nymph as a fly; nymph fishing (see nymph n.1 3b).
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1962 W. B. Currie Game Fishing xi. 81 Nymphing on a loch is hardly the fine technique of chalk-stream trouting.
1987 Outdoor Canada June–July 47/1 I started her on a short line dry fly fishing, which is easier for a beginner to learn than nymphing.
1993 Outdoor Canada Oct. 23/3 Experienced anglers regularly hook and release trout of 20 to 24 inches in the big, rangy Bow River. Its dry-fly fishing can be spectacular, nymphing out of this world and streamer action superb.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nymphingadj.

Brit. /ˈnɪmfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɪmfɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nymph n.1, -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < nymph n.1 (compare sense 3 s.v.) + -ing suffix2. Compare nymphing n., and later nymph v.
1. Of a fish, esp. a trout: that is feeding on insect larvae at the surface of the water.
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the world > animals > fish > [adjective] > feeding on insects
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nymphing1963
the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > family Salmonidae (salmon) > [adjective] > (of trout) feeding on insects near surface
nymphing1963
1963 O. Kite in C. F. Walker Compl. Fly-fisher iv. 140 A nymphing trout..can be seen making little movements, lifting slightly in the water from time to time.
1988 Salmon, Trout & Sea-trout June 64/1 Nymphing fish will rarely rise to take dry flies.
1995 J. Wilson Fishing Encycl. (2000) 104/2 In river fishing, nymphing trout are frequently looked for with polaroid glasses and cast to once spotted.
2. Angling. Of or relating to the practice of angling with a nymph as a fly (see nymph n.1 3b).
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1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Mar. 8/1 This nymphing technique can be applied on any trout stream.
1990 Fly Fisherman Dec. 32/2 Dry winters create good nymphing conditions, and angling pressure is light.
1991 Fly Rod & Reel Mar. 84/2 A nymphing technique that I've used for years is quite effective in big water with heavy currents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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