was ferreting
- past progressive of ferret.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She was always saying she was—“I understand why you’re saying that, Willy”—but secretly she was ferreting out my neuroses.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Buckbeak was ferreting around on the rocky floor, looking for bones he might have overlooked.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
"Hulloh!" the young man with the yellow hair, who was ferreting about, suddenly exclaimed, "here are two swell boats!"
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de
"Hallo!" exclaimed the youth with the yellow hair, who was ferreting about, "here are two swell boats!"
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
Some even went so far as to say that Feuerbach's sudden death the same year was owing to the indefatigable zeal with which he was ferreting out the mystery.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 by Various
