ferret
noun
a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
is ferreting
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present progressiveof ferret (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But Tosh.0's specialty is ferreting out obscure web content and passing it along it to millions of viewers — essentially, acting as a giant meme-generating machine for the nether reaches of the Internet.
From Time ● Aug. 11, 2010
“Mr. Van Dorn seems so jubilant they must have made some new discoveries,” said Miss Gladden, “he never seems so happy as when he is ferreting out some fraud, or unearthing some dishonest scheme.”
From The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West by A. Maynard (Anna Maynard) Barbour
Science is ferreting out the hidden causes of disease and teaching us how to prolong life.
From In His Image by William Jennings Bryan
“Perhaps the High Priest is ferreting out Prince Huaca’s friends and arresting them,” suggested Frank, on one occasion.
From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Gerald Breckenridge
My father has got into the stove-chamber and is ferreting about like a rat in his hole.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes
