furtle
UK/ˈfɜːtəl/US/ˈfɝtəl/
furtle noun: a cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
Noun
furtle (plural furtles)
- A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
- Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me.2005, Chloe Richards, Oops!, →ISBN, page 226
- “Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag.2008, Iain M. Banks, chapter 8, in Matter, →ISBN
Verb
furtle (third-person singular simple present furtles, present participle furtling, simple past and past participle furtled)
- To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.
- A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.2005, Carole Matthews, You Drive Me Crazy, →ISBN
- Needham was already half-heartedly furtling about in the kitchen, opening cupboards without bothering to search them, letting his left hand trail over objects as though he was thinking with his fleshy fingers2008, Peter Helton, Rainstone Fall, →ISBN
Forms of furtle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | furtles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | furtles |
| present participle | furtling |
| past participle | furtled |
| past | furtled |
Words that rhyme with furtle
Questions about furtle
- What does furtle mean?
- Furtle means a cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
- What part of speech is furtle?
- Furtle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce furtle?
- Furtle is pronounced /ˈfɜːtəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of furtle?
- The plural of furtle is furtles.
Words near furtle in the dictionary
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