Get to know Catfishing better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Catfishing meaning
present participle and gerund of catfish (“to fish for catfish”)
Using Catfishing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of catfish (“to fish for catfish”)
- In the example corpus, catfishing often appears in combinations such as: catfishing was, catfishing victim, catfishing to.
Context around Catfishing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Catfishing
- In this selection, "catfishing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, online, gardening, thought, victim, profile and patching stand out and add context to how "catfishing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as gardening catfishing patching work and been a catfishing victim but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "catfishing" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with catfishing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These people reveal why they kept their real identity under wraps Catfishing. (12 words)
She said she thought that catfishing was "such a light term for this situation". (14 words)
Whatever happened to Nick Sauer, the GOP lawmaker caught catfishing with his ex-girlfriend’s nudes? (16 words)
Enslaved persons often filled this day of rest with such recreational activities as gardening, catfishing, patching work clothes, as well as recovering from near fatal exhaustion. (26 words)
However some Twitter users are worried about the fact the app claims to be able to slim down photos, and fear it could fuel catfishing. (25 words)
The prosecution argued that the pair’s relationship was based on a false pretense — and therefore her catfishing victim did not give true consent. (24 words)
Whatever happened to Nick Sauer, the GOP lawmaker caught catfishing with his ex-girlfriend’s nudes? (16 words)
Example sentences (18)
A Northampton man set up a fake online ‘catfishing’ profile to try and blackmail another man out of money, a court heart.
Enslaved persons often filled this day of rest with such recreational activities as gardening, catfishing, patching work clothes, as well as recovering from near fatal exhaustion.
He told The Sun: "I thought catfishing was just something that happened on scripted reality TV shows But no.
The prosecution argued that the pair’s relationship was based on a false pretense — and therefore her catfishing victim did not give true consent.
Assi’s 2020 civil suit is believed to be the UK’s first successful claim relating to catfishing.
Leon, now 39, wasn’t bothered by Night’s catfishing, because “he comes from a very fun, quirky family as well,” Chloe insisted.
She said she thought that catfishing was "such a light term for this situation".
These suggest massive fraudulent activities such as catfishing scams, credit card scams, cryptocurrency scams, and fake investment scams, the NBI said.
By now, everyone knows about catfishing — A.K.A. pretending you’re somebody online who you’re not.
It then becomes clear that Sivan has been a catfishing victim, but he took it all in good stride, saying, “I died laughing.
Silent Treatment and Catfishing are flashing red warning signs of a psychological abuser that you need to get away from immediately.
Using a small business owner’s good taste and hard-won sourcing ability is just cruel: So stop catfishing.
Whatever happened to Nick Sauer, the GOP lawmaker caught catfishing with his ex-girlfriend’s nudes?
Episode 3 dives into the catfishing of NFL player Manti Te’o while he was at Notre Dame.
However some Twitter users are worried about the fact the app claims to be able to slim down photos, and fear it could fuel catfishing.
These people reveal why they kept their real identity under wraps Catfishing.
However, it falls short in two offensive ways: Sierra catfishing in the relationship, and pretending to have a disability.
The doc is credited with coining the term “catfishing” to describe when someone creates a false persona online.
Common combinations with catfishing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- catfishing was 2×
- catfishing victim 2×
- catfishing to 2×