Found 2 items, similar to Ferreting.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ferret ferret n 1: ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct [syn: black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes] 2: domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits ferret v 1: hound or harry relentlessly 2: hunt with ferrets 3: search and discover through persistent investigation; “She ferreted out the truth” [syn: ferret out]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ferreting Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferreting.] [Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n.] To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret. [1913 Webster] Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]