Antonyms for ferreting


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fer-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr ɪt


Definition of ferreting

Origin :
  • early 15c., from ferret (n.), in reference to the use of half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows; the extended sense of "search out, discover" is 1570s. Related: Ferreted; ferreting.
  • As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
  • As in root : verb dig and search
  • As in scout : verb investigate, check out
  • As in search : verb seek to find something
  • As in unearth : verb dig up
  • As in grub : verb dig, uncover
Example sentences :
  • It's no joke to see you tossing all my things about and ferreting everywhere in this way.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • The case is one of importance and no delay should occur in ferreting it out.
  • Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
  • He had not, with all his skill and cunning, her genius for ferreting.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
  • Of the many modes of taking the "coney," ferreting and field-netting are the most common.
  • Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
  • Of the many modes of taking the "coney," ferreting is the most common.
  • Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
  • She has been ferreting me out, like a rabbit, and making me confused.
  • Extract from : « Dodo Wonders » by E. F. Benson
  • One does not court refusals; but you know his meddling, ferreting ways.
  • Extract from : « Afterwards » by Ian Maclaren
  • But I want to have as little to do with spying and ferreting as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill » by John T. McIntyre
  • "I'm ferreting for Mr. Soames's cheque for twenty pounds," said Mr. Toogood.
  • Extract from : « The Last Chronicle of Barset » by Anthony Trollope
  • The police were ferreting about the hotel, questioning everybody.
  • Extract from : « The Count's Chauffeur » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for ferreting

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