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
  • The lawsuit alleges Apple was infringing privacy by capturing Siri conversations when the voice assistant had been activated accidentally and sharing this information with advertisers.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • An increasingly rare new photograph of Jack Nicholson was revealed Thursday in a gallery of images capturing the actor and his family’s holiday gathering.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • With such an unstable organization, this could dissuade Vrabel from pursuing a head-coaching gig with New York.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • But a standard hunting license is needed to hunt them on public land, WFAA reported.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The company ultimately phased guns out of all its stores, including its hunting subsidiary Field & Stream.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of hunting
Verb
  • On Saturday, Moe Wagner suffered a knee injury and the Magic, trailing by 22 points at the end of the third quarter, rallied to beat the Miami Heat, outscoring the Heat 37-8 in the final quarter.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of trailing
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ferreted (out)

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