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ferreted out

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

Meaning of ferret out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To discover something after searching.
    • Near-synonyms: dig out, sniff out
    Synonyms:
    dig out, sniff out

Questions about ferreted out

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

Words near ferreted out in the dictionary

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

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