ferret, v.
(ferreted, ferreting, ferrets)
(ferreted, ferreting, ferrets)
search and discover through persistent investigation
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
ferret ferret out
sample sentences
"She ferreted out the truth"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
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hunt with ferrets
<verb.competition>
ferret
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
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hound or harry relentlessly
<verb.motion>
ferret
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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