angling

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
angle1

▶noun

• 1 the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.

  ■ a corner, especially an external projection or internal recess.

  ■ a measure of the inclination of one line or surface with respect to another.

• 2 a position from which something is viewed or along which it travels or acts: I couldn't see Naomi from this angle.

  ■ a particular way of approaching or presenting an issue or problem.

• 3 Astrology each of the four cardinal points of a chart.

• 4 angle iron or a similar constructional material.

▶verb

• 1 direct, move, or incline at an angle.

• 2 present (information) in a particular way.

– derivatives
angled adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr., from L. angulus ‘corner’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
angle2

▶verb

• 1 (often as noun angling) fish with a rod and line.

• 2 seek something desired by indirectly prompting someone to offer it: she was angling for sympathy.

▶noun archaic a fish hook.

– derivatives
angler noun.

– origin OE angul (n.).