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ferreted around

ferreted around is the simple past and past participle of ferret around.

Meaning of ferret around

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

Questions about ferreted around

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

Words near ferreted around in the dictionary

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

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