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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
[1913 Webster]
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.
fleuret. Cf. Floret.]
A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of
cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.]
To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the
cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --
often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.
--Shak.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ferreting
n.
1 hunting with ferrets.
2 ferret (tape used to tie documents)
vb.
(present participle of en ferret nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ferreting
n.
1 hunting with ferrets.
2 ferret (tape used to tie documents)
vb.
(present participle of en ferret nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ferreting
n.
1 hunting with ferrets.
2 ferret (tape used to tie documents)
vb.
(present participle of en ferret nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ferreting
n.
1 hunting with ferrets.
2 ferret (tape used to tie documents)
vb.
(present participle of en ferret nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ferreting
Engelska a.
(avledning en ferret ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb ferret)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Ferreting /fˈɛɹɪtɪŋ/ المطاردةFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ferreting /fˈɛɹɪtɪŋ/
mit Frettchen jagend, frettierend
"go ferreting for rabbits" - mit Frettchen auf Kaninchenjagd gehen
see: hunt with ferrets, ferret, ferreted
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ferreting /fˈɛɹɪtɪŋ/
stöbernd, herumstöbernd
Synonyms: rooting, rifling, raking
see: root, rifle, rake, ferret around/round/about in/among sth. for sth., rooted, rifled, raked, ferreted
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈfɛɹətɪŋ/