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ferret

/ˈferɪt/noun

उच्चारण फ़ेरिट

फ़ेरेट, नेवले जैसा छोटा जानवर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small animal with a long thin body, kept for hunting rats and rabbits

    फ़ेरेट, नेवले जैसा छोटा जानवर

    • The farmer used a ferret to catch rabbits.
verb
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    [I] + adv./prep. informal

    to search for something that is lost or hidden among a lot of other things

    टटोलना, खोजबीन करना

    • She ferreted around in her bag for the keys.

    Synonyms rummage search root around forage

→Phrasal verbs 1

ferret sth out

to discover information or something hidden by searching thoroughly

छानबीन करके पता लगाना, खोज निकालना

  • The journalist ferreted out the truth about the scam.
  • It took weeks to ferret out the missing files.