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ferret_out

ferret out

English

Verb

ferret out ‎(third-person singular simple present ferrets out, present participle ferreting out, simple past and past participle ferreted out)

(transitive) To discover something after searching.

Translations

to discover something after searching

French: débusquer (fr), mettre la main sur (fr), dénicher (fr)
Greek: ξετρυπώνω (el) ‎(xetrypóno)

Russian: выню́хивать (ru) impf ‎(vynjúxivatʹ), вы́нюхать (ru) pf ‎(výnjuxatʹ), разню́хивать (ru) impf ‎(raznjúxivatʹ), разню́хать (ru) pf ‎(raznjúxatʹ)