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ferreted

ferreted is the simple past and past participle of ferret.

Meaning of ferret

Verb

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

  1. To hunt game with ferrets.
  2. (ambitransitive, broadly) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
    • Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Phrases with ferreted

Questions about ferreted

What is ferreted the simple past and past participle of?
Ferreted is the simple past and past participle of ferret.

Words near ferreted in the dictionary

  1. ferret-badgers
  2. ferret-face
  3. ferret-faced
  4. ferret-faces
  5. ferret-legging
  6. ferreted
  7. ferreted about
  8. ferreted around
  9. ferreted out
  10. ferreter
  11. ferreters

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