Antonyms for ferreting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fer-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt |
Definition of ferreting
Origin :- early 15c., from ferret (n.), in reference to the use of half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows; the extended sense of "search out, discover" is 1570s. Related: Ferreted; ferreting.
- 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
- It's no joke to see you tossing all my things about and ferreting everywhere in this way.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- The case is one of importance and no delay should occur in ferreting it out.
- Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
- He had not, with all his skill and cunning, her genius for ferreting.
- Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
- Of the many modes of taking the "coney," ferreting and field-netting are the most common.
- Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
- Of the many modes of taking the "coney," ferreting is the most common.
- Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
- She has been ferreting me out, like a rabbit, and making me confused.
- Extract from : « Dodo Wonders » by E. F. Benson
- One does not court refusals; but you know his meddling, ferreting ways.
- Extract from : « Afterwards » by Ian Maclaren
- But I want to have as little to do with spying and ferreting as possible.
- Extract from : « The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill » by John T. McIntyre
- "I'm ferreting for Mr. Soames's cheque for twenty pounds," said Mr. Toogood.
- Extract from : « The Last Chronicle of Barset » by Anthony Trollope
- The police were ferreting about the hotel, questioning everybody.
- Extract from : « The Count's Chauffeur » by William Le Queux
Synonyms for ferreting
- appropriate
- ascertain
- beat
- beat about
- break
- bring to light
- burrow
- case
- cast about
- catch on
- chase after
- check
- clean
- clear
- comb
- delve
- despoil
- determine
- discover
- disinter
- dredge up
- embed
- examine
- excavate
- exhibit
- exhume
- explore
- expose
- ferret
- filch
- find
- find out
- fine-tooth-comb
- forage
- frisk
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- grope
- grub
- grub up
- gun for
- gut
- have a look-see
- hear
- hit upon
- hunt
- hunt for
- ingrain
- inquire
- inspect
- investigate
- lay waste
- learn
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- lodge
- look
- look all over for
- look for
- look high and low
- look into
- look over
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- nose
- observe
- overhaul
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- place
- plunder
- poach
- poke
- poke into
- prepare
- probe
- prospect
- pry
- pull up
- purloin
- quest
- raid
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- ravish
- reconnoiter
- reveal
- rifle
- rifle through
- rob
- root
- rummage
- run down
- run reconnaissance
- rustle
- rustle up
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- see the light
- seek
- seize
- set eyes on
- shake down
- shovel
- show
- sift
- smell around
- sound
- spade
- spark
- spoil
- spot
- spotlight
- spy
- stake out
- steal
- strike
- strip
- study
- stumble on
- survey
- take away
- take in
- thieve
- track down
- turn inside out
- turn up
- turn upside down
- unbury
- uncover
- unearth
- uproot
- watch
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