He is angling for promotion.
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Angling
Synonyms for "angling" (7 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Estonian
1 entries- õngitsemine noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Finnish
2 entries- onginta noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
- onkiminen noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
German
1 entries- Angeln noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Hungarian
1 entries- horgászat noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Irish
1 entries- slatiascaireacht noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Italian
1 entries- pesca con la lenza noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Japanese
1 entries- 釣り noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Korean
3 entries- 낚시 noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
- 어조 noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
- 조어 noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Manx
1 entries- eeastagh noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Polish
1 entries- wędkarstwo noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Portuguese
1 entries- pesca esportiva noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Spanish
1 entries- pesca con caña noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Turkish
1 entries- balık tutma noun (fishing with a rod, line and angle, for recreation or sport)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
He is probably angling for an invitation.
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He was clearly angling for a reduction on his rent.
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Tom is angling for a promotion.
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