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Synonyms for ferret
noun person who noses aroundprier
noun. snoop
ransack
verb. turn inside out in search; ravage
- appropriate
- comb
- despoil
- explore
- ferret
- filch
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- gut
- hunt
- investigate
- lay waste
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- look all over for
- look high and low
- look into
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- overhaul
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plunder
- poach
- probe
- pry
- purloin
- raid
- rake
- rape
- ravish
- rifle
- rob
- rummage
- rustle
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scrutinize
- search
- seek
- seize
- shake down
- sound
- spoil
- spy
- steal
- strip
- take away
- thieve
root
verb. dig and search
rooting
verb. dig and search
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