ferreting

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of ferret. Use this -ing form when the action of searching is happening now.

   She is ferreting through the drawers, looking for her lost keys.

   The dog kept ferreting around in the bushes for its ball.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Hunting rabbits and other small animals by sending ferrets into their holes.

   Like sending a small pet down a hole to chase out the rabbits hiding inside.

   We spent the morning ferreting on my uncle's farm.

   Ferreting is a good way to keep rabbit numbers down.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A thin, strong tape made of cotton or silk, used to tie up papers.

   Like a strong ribbon used to tie up a stack of papers.

   He tied the old letters together with a strip of ferreting.

   The clerk wrapped a piece of ferreting around the file.

   Similartape, ribbon

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