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ferreting
verb(ferret)
to hunt with ferrets
ferreting
verb(ferret)
to search about
ferreting
verb(ferret)
to hunt (animals, such as rabbits) with ferrets
ferreting
noun(ferret)
a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
ferreting
noun(ferret)
black-footed ferret
ferreting
noun(ferret)
an active and persistent searcher
ferreting
noun(ferret)
a narrow cotton, silk, or wool tape —called also ferreting
ferreting
phrasal verb(ferret)
to find (something, such as information) by careful searching

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