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Questing
| Main Entry: |
ferret out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | search out |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, be on to, bring to light, chase, chase down, determine, dig out, dig up, dig up, disclose, discover, drive out, elicit, extract, follow, get at, hunt, hunt down, learn, nose out, penetrate, pick up on, pierce, probe, pry, pursue, quest, root out, root out, scout out, search out, seek, smell out, smoke out, smoke out, sniff out, trace, track down, trail, uncover, unearth, worm out |
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look, search for |
| Synonyms: | be on the lookout, cast about, delve, drag, examine, ferret out, fish for, forage, go after, grope, inquire, interrogate, investigate, look all over hell, look high and low, nose around, probe, prowl, quest, question, ransack, rummage, run down, scour, scratch around, search high heaven, seek, sift, trace, trail, try to find, winnow |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | question |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for answer |
| Synonyms: | ask about, catechize, challenge, cross-examine, enquire, examine, give the third degree, go over, grill, hit up, hit*, hold out for, inquire, interrogate, interview, investigate, knock*, make inquiry, petition, pick one's brains, probe, pry, pump, put through the wringer, put to the question, query, quest, quiz, raise question, roast, search, seek, show curiosity, solicit, sound out, sweat it out of, work over |
| Notes: | a query differs from a question in that it suggests a reservation or disagreement question means to challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; interrogate means to examine closely, aggressively, or formally by posing a series of questions to |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | search |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek to find something |
| Synonyms: | beat, beat about, cast about, chase after, check, comb, examine, explore, ferret, forage, frisk, go in quest of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, go through, grope, grub, gun for, hunt, hunt for, inquire, inspect, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look, look for, look high and low, look over, poke into, probe, prospect, pry, quest, rake, ransack, rifle through, root, rummage, run down, scan, scour, scout, scrutinize, seek, shake down, sift, smell around, study, track down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | find |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look for |
| Synonyms: | be after, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bob for, cast about, chase, comb, delve, delve for, dig for, dragnet, explore, fan, ferret out, fish, fish for, follow, go after, gun for, hunt, inquire, investigate, leave no stone unturned, look about, look around, look high and low, mouse, nose*, prowl, pursue, quest, ransack, root, run after, scout, scratch, search for, search out, sniff out, track down |
| Antonyms: | find |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ululate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | howl |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar*, scream, shout, shriek, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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