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ferret

/ˈfɛɹɪt/ verbo C2

En español: buscar, rebuscar, fisgonear

  1. To hunt game with ferrets.
  2. To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.

He/she/it ferrets · Pasado ferreted · Participio pasado ferreted · Forma en -ing ferreting

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Lestrade, lean and ferret-like as ever, was standing by the doorway, and greeted my companion and myself.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2
I therefore organized my Street Arab detective corps, and sent them systematically to every cab proprietor in London until they ferreted out the man that I wanted.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 85 · B2
Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 1 · C1
He was a strange little ferret-like man, with white eyelashes, and when I looked up at him I found his keen grey eyes fixed upon me with an amused expression.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 42 · C1

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