ferret
🇺🇸
/ˈferɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈferɪt/
noun
R
A small, thin mammal that is often used to catch small animals like rabbits or rats.
The farmer used a ferret to catch the rabbits in his field.
intransitive verb
R
To look for something carefully among many things.
She ferreted through the boxes to find the old letters.
R
To hunt small animals like rabbits or rats using a ferret.
The hunter ferreted the rabbits from their burrow.
translation
A small, thin mammal that is often used to catch small animals like rabbits or rats.
To look for something carefully among many things.; To hunt small animals like rabbits or rats using a ferret.
Word Forms
3rd Present
ferrets
Past
ferreted
Perfect
ferreted
Progressive
ferreting
Plural
ferrets