noun
trawling
noun
1
The practice of catching fish by dragging a large net behind a moving boat.
"Trawling near the reef has been banned to protect the coral."
2
A slow, thorough search through a large amount of material.
"After weeks of trawling through the archives, she found the missing deed."
How to Use Trawling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTrawling is dragging a net for fish, or by extension, digging slowly through lots of material looking for something.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with "trolling," which uses lines rather than a dragged net (and, online, means something completely different).
Easily confused with
Word Forms
trawlings plural
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_____ near the reef has been banned to protect the coral.