ferret
ferret · ferrets · ferreted · ferreting
вынюхивать, разнюхать, вынюхать
To hunt game with ferretsTo hunt game with ferrets.
/ˈfɛɹɪt/
» You should get a ferret.
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2 sensesTo hunt game with ferrets.
hunt with ferrets
(ambitransitive, broadly)To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
Examples
22 sentencesTranslations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittum (“weFrom Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittum (“weasel, ferret”), diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
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Forms
ferrets, ferreting, ferreted, ferretedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- search and discover through persistent investigation:ferret out
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle