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ferreting

ferreting is the present participle and gerund of ferret.

Noun

ferreting (countable and uncountable, plural ferretings)

  1. Hunting with ferrets.
  2. ferret (tape used to tie documents)

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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Forms of ferreting

pluralferretings

Phrases with ferreting

Questions about ferreting

What does ferreting mean?
Ferreting means hunting with ferrets.
What is ferreting the present participle and gerund of?
Ferreting is the present participle and gerund of ferret.
What part of speech is ferreting?
Ferreting is a noun.
What is the plural of ferreting?
The plural of ferreting is ferretings.

Words near ferreting in the dictionary

  1. ferreted about
  2. ferreted around
  3. ferreted out
  4. ferreter
  5. ferreters
  6. ferreting
  7. ferreting about
  8. ferreting around
  9. ferreting out
  10. ferretings
  11. Ferretiz

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