1. Fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
   "They spent a peaceful afternoon angling by the river"

1. To incline or bend from a vertical position
   "The painter angled his ladder against the wall";
   - lean, tilt, tip, slant
    
2. Move or proceed at an angle
   "he angled his way into the room"
    
3. Present with a bias
   "The historian angled the narrative to support their thesis";
   - slant, weight
    
4. Seek indirectly
   "angle for compliments";
   - fish
    
5. Fish with a hook
   "They angled in the mountain stream"
    
6. Place (something) at an angle
   "angle the mirror to see better"

Derived forms: anglings

See also: turn over, upset

Type of: bend, bias, fish, fishing, flex, go, locomote, look for, move, predetermine, search, seek, skew, sportfishing, travel

Encyclopedia: Angling