"ferret about" meaning in All languages combined

See ferret about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: ferrets about [present, singular, third-person], ferreting about [participle, present], ferreted about [participle, past], ferreted about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} ferret about (third-person singular simple present ferrets about, present participle ferreting about, simple past and past participle ferreted about)
  1. Synonym of ferret around Synonyms: ferret around [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ferret_about-en-verb-ZBdmuhh8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "ferreted about",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    {
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