| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To browse, snoop, pry, snuffle or gatecrash.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To fumble or ransack. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To explore, investigate, rummage, examine or delve. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To scan or scour. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To dig or excavate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To probe, see, look, visit or orientate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To seek or ask. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To stir, affect, churn, fidget or whisk. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To pick or scrape.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Present participle conjugation of the verb ferret.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (ferret) | 1. Hound or harry relentlessly.[Wordnet]. 2. Hunt with ferrets.[Wordnet]. 3. Search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth".[Wordnet]. 4. To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: ferreting, ferreted, ferrets, ferreter, ferreters, ferretingly and ferretedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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"FERRETING" is a common misspelling or typo for: ferretings. |
Date "FERRETING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1700. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FERRETING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Driving from a lurking place.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] Hunting with ferrets. (references) | 2: [Verb] Present participle of ferret. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: ferret
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Black-footed ferret | Musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Black-footed Ferret | The Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) is a small carnivorous North American mammal closely related to the Steppe Polecat of Russia, and a member of the diverse family Mustelidae which also includes weasels, mink, polecats, martens, otters, and badgers. It should not be confused with the domesticated ferret. (references) | ||
| Dancing Ferret Discs | Dancing Ferret Discs is a Philadelphia-based record label started in August of 1998. It is part of the Dancing Ferret Entertainment Group, which began with the formation of Dancing Ferret Concerts in January of 1995. All companies in the group are focused on various genres of alternative music, including Gothic rock, Industrial music, metal, Trip hop, ethereal, world music, Medieval music, and Synth pop. (references) | ||
| Dead ferret conundrum | Dead Ferret Conundrum are a progressive punk/metal band form the southeast of england, uk. (references) | ||
| Ferret armoured car | The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British produced armoured fighting vehicle vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period. (references) | ||
| Ferret badger | Small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ferret Crossing | Ferret Crossing is a small site hosting and/or promoting various insane ideas, ranging from Webcomics (Frank The Lemming) to Rants (Somewhere Else) and other things. (references) | ||
| Ferret Monogatari: Watashi no Okini Iri | Ferret Monogatari: Watashi no Okini Iri is a Japan-only video game for the GameBoy Color created by Culture Brain. The title translates to: Ferret Story: My Dear Ferret. Ferret Monogatari is a simulation game in which you take care of a ferret. (references) | ||
| Ferret out | Search and discover through persistent investigation. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ferret patrol fighter | The P-64 Ferret is a fictional spacegoing fighter craft from the Wing Commander series of computer games, produced by Origin Systems and Chris Roberts. (references) | ||
| Ferret Records | Ferret Records is an independent record company releasing largely, but not solely, Punk rock artists. (references) | ||
| Sea Ferret | Onboard Asheville (SSN-758). (references) | ||
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