ferreting

verb

Definition of ferretingnext
present participle of ferret
as in hounding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreting
  1. capturing
  2. pursuing
  3. hunting
  4. trailing
Verb
  • Involve your internal controls and sustainability functions early to establish effective processes for capturing and reporting data to stakeholders.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Photographers Gaze Just in time for Christmas, the Parisian heritage house has brought out a new book, capturing some of its most extraordinary diamond jewels, as seen by different photographers from the 1930s to the present day.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • And aside from their interest in Sasaki, the Tigers are likely done pursuing additional starting pitchers.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On the one hand, fewer employees pursuing traditional leadership tracks can create gaps in decision-making, team development, and operational consistency.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • The new research demonstrates that humans might have played a role in these extinctions through hunting.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Clovis people were known to brandish an array of pointy stone tools that archaeologists have inferred to be hunting weapons.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hunting
Verb
  • But, by one measure, the service may also be trailing rivals like Roku, Tubi and Pluto TV, which all appeared on Nielsen’s latest Gauge monthly tracker that tallies TV use in streaming and on linear devices.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Cardinals figured out what the Bears were doing protection-wise and there were too many jailbreaks after that, especially when the Bears were trailing big in the fourth quarter.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of trailing
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