ferret around
ferret around · ferrets around · ferreted around · ferreting around
To search for something by sorting through materials or by speaking to contacts and…To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.
We need to know more about this new chap. Why don't you go to his home town and ferret around a bit? See what you can come up with.
Forms
ferrets around, ferreting around, ferreted around, ferreted around| Base form | ferret around · to ferret around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ferrets around |
| Present participle | ferreting around |
| Past simple | ferreted around |
| Past participle | ferreted around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.