Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferret around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ret around
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferrets around (present, singular) ferreting around (participle, present) ferreted around (participle, past) ferreted around (past)

Synonyms

ferret about

Questions

What does ferret around mean?
To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads.

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