ferreting

present participle of ferret

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferreting
Verb
  • Speaking about the tumultuous relationship on a 2024 episode of SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden, Miller reflected on the boiling point between the scandalous affair and the chaos of the paparazzi and tabloids hounding them.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • Members of the media followed the family constantly, hounding them for quotes.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Stuck with no way out, and the Hexts’ head of security Jon (Lee Jae-yoon) dogging her steps, Cola hid the drive in an empty vodka bottle before she was forced down to the engine room to be held captive.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • No bins or baskets, just raw-dogging it up there (for lack of a better phrase).
    Tessa Petak, InStyle, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Note the poster of the defector Mikhail Baryshnikov hawking Crime and Punishment.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • This was, first and foremost, a market formed around premium assets — star-level players on attractive deals like Kyrou and Tkachuk, or players 25 or under with star-level potential like Byram, Nemec, Samoskevich and Eklund — and for the most part, those aren’t the wares the Canucks are hawking.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Huge parts Europe have been suffocating under a stubborn heat dome parked over the continent, trapping hot air and leading to extreme and dangerous heat and humidity.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Flights from Miami to Venezuela have been canceled after twin earthquakes rocked the country, collapsing buildings, and killing or trapping hundreds of people.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • First baseman Michael Busch finished the play by reaching out and snaring Hoerner’s dazzling throw to complete the highlight and nab the speedy Salazar for the out.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On the top floor, there were wooden beams and skylights capturing the sunset.
    Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
  • Democratic votes split for governor In a candidate field that saw far more competition for Democrats than Republicans, GOP candidate Hilton was the single most popular governor candidate in the county, capturing about 30% of the vote.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump is pursuing his election changes through Congress, too.
    Haley Parsley June 24, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • The parts of the declaration worth knowing about are the soaring sentences in the opening paragraphs about self-evident truths, pursuing happiness and all men being created equal.
    Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Yet the latest round of fighting has underscored the group’s resilience, dragging Lebanon into a regional war and drawing the Israeli military back to a familiar southern Lebanon terrain.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • According to the criminal complaint, the boy told police Diggs began choking him before dragging him into the nearby alley.
    Jessica Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026
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“Ferreting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferreting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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