furtle
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɜːtl/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)təl
Noun
editfurtle (plural furtles)
- (chiefly UK) A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
- 2008, Iain M. Banks, chapter 8, in Matter, →ISBN:
- “Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag.
Verb
editfurtle (third-person singular simple present furtles, present participle furtling, simple past and past participle furtled)
- (chiefly UK, intransitive) To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.
- 2005, Carole Matthews, You Drive Me Crazy[2], →ISBN:
- 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.