ALL meanings of ferreting
fer·ret
F f - noun ferreting a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows. 1
- noun ferreting black-footed ferret. 1
- verb with object ferreting to drive out by using or as if using a ferret (often followed by out): to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies. 1
- verb with object ferreting to hunt with ferrets. 1
- verb with object ferreting to hunt over with ferrets: to ferret a field. 1
- verb with object ferreting to search out, discover, or bring to light (often followed by out): to ferret out the facts. 1
- verb with object ferreting to harry, worry, or torment: His problems ferreted him day and night. 1
- verb without object ferreting to search about. 1
- noun ferreting Present participle of ferret. 1