All ferreting synonyms

verb ferreting

• dig — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
• dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
• raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
• seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
• pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
• rob — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
• plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
• gut — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
• loot — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
• take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
• ingrain — to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
• inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
• look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• sift — to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
• scout — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• bring to light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
• find out — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
• ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
• uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
• find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• dredge up — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
• shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
• forage — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
• probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
• ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
• unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
• spade — a black figure shaped like an inverted heart and with a short stem at the cusp opposite the point, used on playing cards.
• rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• rake — inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
• delve — If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
• comb — A comb is a flat piece of plastic or metal with narrow pointed teeth along one side, which you use to tidy your hair.
• search — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
• clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
• hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
• burrow — A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
• clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
• uproot — to pull out by or as if by the roots: The hurricane uprooted many trees and telephone poles.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• ferret — a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
• spy — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
• scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.