- 1[intransitive] ferret (around) (for something) (informal) to search for something that is lost or hidden among a lot of things She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.
- 2[intransitive] to hunt rabbits, rats, etc. using ferrets Phrasal Verbsferret out
ferret
verbNAmE//ˈfɛrət//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ferret he / she / it ferrets
past simple ferreted
-ing form ferreting
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