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ferret around

ferret around verb: to search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.

Verb

ferret around (third-person singular simple present ferrets around, present participle ferreting around, simple past and past participle ferreted around)

  1. (colloquial) To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
    • We need to know more about this new chap. Why don't you go to his home town and ferret around a bit? See what you can come up with.
    Synonyms:
    ferret about

Synonyms of ferret around

Forms of ferret around

third-person singular presentferrets around
present participleferreting around
past participleferreted around
pastferreted around

Questions about ferret around

What does ferret around mean?
Ferret around means to search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
What part of speech is ferret around?
Ferret around is a verb.
What is the past tense of ferret around?
The past tense of ferret around is ferreted around.

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  10. ferret-face
  11. ferret-faced

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