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furtle
UK /ˈfɜːtəl/ US /ˈfɝtəl/
noun 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
glossy, quick
VERB + FURTLE
went
FURTLE + NOUN
something
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me.
“Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag.
verb
1
To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.
A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.
Needham was already half-heartedly furtling about in the kitchen, opening cupboards without bothering to search them, letting his left hand trail over objects as though he was thinking with his fleshy fingers
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Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me.
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“Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag.
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It was so unusual that I went for another furtle in the 1881 census to find her family.
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A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.
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Needham was already half-heartedly furtling about in the kitchen, opening cupboards without bothering to search them, letting his left hand trail over objects as though he was thinking with his fleshy
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Furtling amongst the loose change and accumulated junk, he finally found what he was looking for.
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