furtle

furtle (plural furtles) (chiefly Britain) A cursory examination of the contents or details of something. furtle (third-person singular simple present furtles, present participle furtling, simple past and past participle furtled) (chiefly Britain, intransitive) To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.

发音

UK /ˈfɜːtəl/
US /ˈfɝtəl/

词形变化

furtles 复数 furtles furtled furtles 三单 furtling furtling 现在分词 furtled 过去式 furtled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.

    英国
v.
  1. 1.

    To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.

    英国 不及物