ferret
/ˈfɛrɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈfɛrɪt/
ferret
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
fer - ret -> ferret
Myanmar meaning
(v) တွေ့ရှိသည်။
Full entry
မြွေပါကတိုးဖြူ။ Compare WEASEL
v
၁။ (usu go ferreting ) မြွေပါကတိုးဖြူများဖြင့် ယုန်များ ကြွက်များကို အမဲလိုက်ဖမ်းဆီးသည်။
၂။ ~ (about ) (for sth ) (infml )
လှန်လှော ရှာဖွေသည်။ မွှေနှောက်ရှာဖွေသည်။
I spent the day ferreting about in the attic.
I was ferreting for old photographs.
❏ ferret sth out [PHRV ] (infml ) စေ့စေ့စပ်စပ် လှန်လှော ရှာဖွေခြင်း၊ မေးမြန်းစုံစမ်းခြင်းဖြင့် ရှာဖွေ တွေ့ရှိသည်။ ferret out a secret/the truth.
Synonyms
search, hunt, rummage, search out, furrow, dig out, scrabble, flush, force out, appropriate, ascertain, beat, beat about, break, bring to light, burrow, busybody, butt-in, case, cast about, catch on, chase after, check, check out, clean, clear, comb, delve, despoil, detective, determine, dig, dig up, discover, disinter, dredge up, eavesdropper, embed, examine, excavate, exhibit, exhume, explore, expose, filch, find, find out, fine-tooth-comb, flush out, forage, frisk, go in quest of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, go through, grope, grub, grub up, gumshoe, gun for, gut, have a look-see, hear, hit upon, hunt for, ingrain, inquire, inspect, investigate, lay waste, learn, leave no stone unturned, lift, lodge, look, look all over for, look for, look high and low, look into, look over, loot, make off with, maraud, meddler, nose, observe, overhaul, peeping Tom, peer, pilfer, pillage, pinch, place, plunder, poach, poke, poke into, pragmatist, prepare, prier, probe, prospect, pry, pryer, pull up, purloin, quest, quidnunc, raid, rake, ransack, rape, ravish, reconnoiter, reveal, rifle, rifle through, rob, root, rubberneck, run down, run reconnaissance, rustle, rustle up, sack, scan, scour, scout, scrutinize, see, see the light, seek, seize, set eyes on, shake down, shovel, show, sift, sleuth, smell around, snoop, snooper, sound, spade, spark, spoil, spot, spotlight, spy, stake out, steal, strike, strip, study, stumble on, survey, take away, take in, thieve, track down, turn inside out
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