were ferreting
- past progressive of ferret.
Example Sentences
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Between numbers, she’d dip her hand into a weathered box that held her picks and capos, and linger there, as if she were ferreting out treasure.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2013
The police were ferreting about the hotel, questioning everybody.
From The Count's Chauffeur by Le Queux, William
At that moment they had evidently lost the scent, and were ferreting about among some low trees and bushes in search of it.
From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
