[
UK
/fˈɛɹɪt/
]
[ US /ˈfɛɹət/ ]
[ US /ˈfɛɹət/ ]
VERB
- hunt with ferrets
- hound or harry relentlessly
-
search and discover through persistent investigation
She ferreted out the truth
NOUN
- domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
How To Use ferret In A Sentence
- This consisted of one box with a battery connected to the thin electric cable that was also the ferret's line.
- Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
- Katherine and Kyla ferreted around the racks looking for good clothes.
- If you still hanker for the cutting edge of gaming then ferret yourself away in a study with one of these beasts. Times, Sunday Times
- If I can keep it out of reach of dog, cats and ferret, that is. Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » How my life is different than before
- The designer goods are in there, but they must be ferreted out of mass quantities stacked on undifferentiated shelves in an encompassing sprawl.
- Cats - especially those breeding in the wild - along with stoats and ferrets, moreporks, blackbirds and kingfishers are the worst enemies of the lizards.
- Less common, and more exciting, is the skill-prodigy, the ferrety junior ballerina who comes snorting out of his elite rabbit hole ready-made. Enjoying the fleeting thrill of fragile prodigies is a national habit | Barney Ronay
- They do not think about a specialist in ferreting out justice. Forces at Work in India and the Far East
- The next moment a giant delphin swept down from the hills, the animal and ferret rider in ancient colors. Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse