ferret
noun
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
has been ferreting
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present perfect progressiveof ferret (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Anything we are asked we will try to answer," says Chief Librarian Ben Lightman, who has been ferreting facts at Time Inc. for 28 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
