ferreting
Searching things out
Ferreting is the activity of hunting rabbits or other small game using ferrets, which are sent into burrows to flush out prey.
The word extends to any persistent searching or rummaging: She spent the afternoon ferreting through old records.
To go ferreting is to engage in either the literal hunt or the figurative search.
Revealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
- sleuthingInvestigative work
snooping · prying · probing · inquiry · scrutiny · clues · evidence · interrogation
Searching by moving things
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- rootingActively cheering someone on
digging · tracking · seeking · finding · discovering · locating · uncovering · combing
Weasel family member
- polecatMusky weasel relative
- albinoOne without melanin
- domesticatedBred under human care
- kitGrouped supplies, one purpose
cage · hutch · handler · teeth · claws · wiry · sinuous · lithe
Burrowing lagomorphs with long ears
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- flushingWashing by water surge
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
warren · bolting · nets · muzzle · hob · liner · locator · dispatch
Eager to learn more
- nosyIntrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- meddlingIntrusive interference in others' concerns
intrusive · persistent · tenacious · determined · relentless · thorough · meticulous · dogged
uncovering
Revealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- discoveringFinding what was hidden
sleuthing · snooping · prying · probing · inquiry · scrutiny · clues · evidence · interrogation · undercover
rummaging
Searching by moving things
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
rooting · digging · tracking · seeking · finding · discovering · locating · uncovering · combing · trawling
mustelid
Weasel family member
- polecatMusky weasel relative
- albinoOne without melanin
- domesticatedBred under human care
kit · cage · hutch · handler · teeth · claws · wiry · sinuous · lithe · agile
rabbits
Burrowing lagomorphs with long ears
burrow · warren · bolting · nets · muzzle · hob · liner · locator · dispatch · vermin
inquisitive
Eager to learn more
meddling · intrusive · persistent · tenacious · determined · relentless · thorough · meticulous · dogged · indefatigable
- searchingsearching, rummaging, digging, looking through, finding
- British huntingfox hunting, fox hunt, foxhound, foxhunting, deer hunt
- country pursuitsfox hunting, pheasant shooting, deer stalking, fly fishing, beagling
- small game huntinghare, rabbit, cottontail, jackrabbit, groundhog
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- investigationinvestigation, detective, evidence, clue, case
ferretingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · neglecting · disregarding · glancing · skimming
ferretinghiding
Staying out of sight
concealing · covering up · burying · suppressing · obscuring
- ferreting aroundSearching by rummaging persistently
ferret, ferrets, ferret out, ferreted, ferret about, ferrite, ferritin