ferret

as insnoop

as inprier
as insnooper
as inransack
as inroot
as inscout
as insearch
as inunearth
as ingrub

Synonyms for ferret

noun person who noses around

Word Origin & History

late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."

Example Sentences for ferret

His ferret eyes searched the apartment; he seemed counting every article.

Satisfied, now, that there was imposture, he resolved to ferret it out.

Also, a ferret's muzzle, and a twist of tarry string, still faintly aromatic.

The postman had been watching Pete out of the corners of his ferret eyes.

“How rude of me-my name is Ferret R. Fable,” he said as he bowed.

The ferret is mentioned, as being prolific in captivity, in Var.

How will you drag our acres from the ferret's grip of Matthew Haffigan?

I ferret out all their secrets and can see through their masks; but I use no witchery about it.

I leave you to hunt in the drawing-rooms, while I ferret in the kitchen.

Wherever an industry could pay a dividend, his ferret eyes found it.

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More words related to ferret

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prier

ransack

root

rooting

scout

Synonyms for ferret

grub