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\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. Floret.] A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. [1913 Webster]