furtle

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furtle

  • /ˈfɜːtəl/ UK
  • /ˈfɝtəl/ US

Sounds like firtle, (one US pronunciation) fertile · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)təl

noun furtles

  1. UK A cursory examination of the contents or details of something. Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me.

verb furtles · furtling · furtled

  1. UK, intransitive To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively. A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.

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