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ferrets around

ferrets around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 ferrets around

What is ferrets around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ferrets around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ferret around.

Words near ferrets around in the dictionary

  1. Ferretiz
  2. Ferretizes
  3. ferretlike
  4. ferrets
  5. ferrets about
  6. ferrets around
  7. ferrets out
  8. ferretsona
  9. ferretsonas
  10. Ferretti
  11. Ferrettis

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