Ferret - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈferɪt|
Brit.
|ˈferɪt|
noun
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
verb
- hound or harry relentlessly
- hunt with ferrets
- search and discover through persistent investigation (syn: ferret out)
- hunt with ferrets
- search and discover through persistent investigation (syn: ferret out)
She ferreted out the truth
Extra examples
She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.
He started ferreting around in his desk.
She ferreted in her bag for a pen.
Why are you ferreting about in my drawer?
She ferreted out the truth
Phrasal verbs
ferret out
— search and discover through persistent investigation
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: ferret
he/she/it: ferrets
present participle: ferreting
past tense: ferreted
past participle: ferreted
I/you/we/they: ferret
he/she/it: ferrets
present participle: ferreting
past tense: ferreted
past participle: ferreted
noun
singular: ferret
plural: ferrets
singular: ferret
plural: ferrets
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