eeling

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of eel

noun

1. (uncountable)Fishing for eels.
2. (countable)A young eel, or elver.

   “They then develop into eelings or elvers, migrating towards coastlines, where they are found in briny areas: muddy estuaries, tidal marshes, […]”

   “[…] when it was shown that what had been taken for young eelings in the adult's womb were simply parasitic worms.”