How to pronounce ferret
American English pronunciation
FAIR-it
- IPA
- /ˈfɛɹɪt/
- Syllables
- FAIR · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ferret means
Most people know ferret in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To search hard until you find something hidden
In a sentence: Mom ferreted out the birthday gifts I had hidden under my bed.
Where it comes from: It comes from ferret, the animal, which people trained to chase rabbits out of their holes. Ferret goes back to a Latin word meaning thief.
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