1.b> () (.i> to go ferreting);
2.b> (from, out of) () .i> to ferret off;
3.b> i> () .i> ferret about; to ferret (about) in one's pockets / ; to ferret about among old documents ; to go ferreting into people's past ( .. i>);
4.b> (), ; the king kept ferreting the rebellious baron ;
to ferret outb> , i> (), , ; to ferret out a secret , ; to ferret out a fugitive .