Wondering how to use Ferreting in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Ferreting meaning
present participle and gerund of ferret
Using Ferreting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of ferret
- In the example corpus, ferreting often appears in combinations such as: ferreting out, to ferreting.
Context around Ferreting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ferreting
- In this selection, "ferreting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, house and fire stand out and add context to how "ferreting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a ferreting fire that and as the ferreting out of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ferreting" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ferreting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Firemen go house to house, ferreting out literary contraband and burning it. (12 words)
He often depicted witches, also a local interest: Strasbourg's humanists studied witchcraft and its bishop was charged with ferreting out witches. (22 words)
It was quite the exclusive—the closest we’ve come to ferreting out “collusion” since the last time CNN botched a big scoop. (23 words)
Despite assurances against reprisals, the returning Spanish authorities proved to be merciless with the rebels and, in the process of ferreting out participants in the Quito revolt, jailed and abused many innocent citizens. (33 words)
That has been achieved by what we call in the West the Socratic dialogue—that is, ferreting out what is good, true, and beautiful by testing ideas in an academic setting. (31 words)
A recent Pew found that 76 percent of Democrats believe journalists act in the public interest; many support what they see as the ferreting out of executive office malfeasance. (29 words)
Example sentences (9)
Musk has laid off much of the staff at Twitter dedicated to ferreting out misinformation and toxic content and has since emerged as a source of misinformation himself.
That has been achieved by what we call in the West the Socratic dialogue—that is, ferreting out what is good, true, and beautiful by testing ideas in an academic setting.
A recent Pew found that 76 percent of Democrats believe journalists act in the public interest; many support what they see as the ferreting out of executive office malfeasance.
The forensic audit has already been positioned in the minds of Nigerians as a ferreting fire that would expose and in fact is already exposing things and people.
If we’ve learned nothing else from the recent article on coffee in milkshakes, we can’t be too careful when it comes to ferreting out sin.
Firemen go house to house, ferreting out literary contraband and burning it.
It was quite the exclusive—the closest we’ve come to ferreting out “collusion” since the last time CNN botched a big scoop.
Despite assurances against reprisals, the returning Spanish authorities proved to be merciless with the rebels and, in the process of ferreting out participants in the Quito revolt, jailed and abused many innocent citizens.
He often depicted witches, also a local interest: Strasbourg's humanists studied witchcraft and its bishop was charged with ferreting out witches.
Common combinations with ferreting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ferreting out 8×
- to ferreting 3×