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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : fer-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt



Definition of ferret

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."
  • As in snoop : noun person who noses around
  • As in prier : noun snoop
  • As in snooper : noun snoop
  • As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
  • As in root : verb dig and search
  • As in scout : verb investigate, check out
  • As in search : verb seek to find something
  • As in unearth : verb dig up
  • As in grub : verb dig, uncover
Example sentences :
  • His ferret eyes searched the apartment; he seemed counting every article.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Satisfied, now, that there was imposture, he resolved to ferret it out.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
  • Also, a ferret's muzzle, and a twist of tarry string, still faintly aromatic.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • The postman had been watching Pete out of the corners of his ferret eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • “How rude of me-my name is Ferret R. Fable,” he said as he bowed.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • The ferret is mentioned, as being prolific in captivity, in Var.
  • Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • How will you drag our acres from the ferret's grip of Matthew Haffigan?
  • Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
  • I ferret out all their secrets and can see through their masks; but I use no witchery about it.
  • Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
  • I leave you to hunt in the drawing-rooms, while I ferret in the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « Japhet in Search of a Father » by Frederick Marryat
  • Wherever an industry could pay a dividend, his ferret eyes found it.
  • Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon

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