ferret out

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ferret out

verb ferrets out · ferreting out · ferreted out

transitive To discover something after searching. Near-synonyms: dig out, sniff out
Similar: dig out, sniff out

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verb to discover something after searching

Français	débusquer, mettre la main sur, dénicher
Ελληνικά	ξετρυπώνω xetrypóno
Русский	выню́хивать vynjúxivatʹ, вы́нюхать výnjuxatʹ, разню́хивать raznjúxivatʹ, разню́хать raznjúxatʹ

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@misc{ferret_out_2026,
  title = {ferret out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ferret%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}