Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferret out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ret out
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discover something after searching.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

dig out sniff out ferret

Questions

What does ferret out mean?
To discover something after searching.

How to pronounce ferret out

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