sleuthing
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈsluːθɪŋ/
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investigación
- If you're so inclined, you can continue your sleuthing by asking around.
- a little sleuthing
And as we did, my wife and I did a little bit more sleuthing.
- And as we did, my wife and I did a little bit more sleuthing.
Examples
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Doing a little sleuthing by telephone, I located his family in Utica.
Fiction book (1998) -
A little sleuthing soon uncovered the reason behind the plethora of prototypes.
Academic text (2005) -
Really, in the sleuthing business, this kind of thing happens all the time.
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How is the sleuthing going?
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After a few hours of expert sleuthing, you gather some clues.
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Can Myrtle's sleuthing smoke out the killer before her goose is cooked?
Blog text (2) -
With a little sleuthing, one student traced a truck wheel to a company whose motto was "Structo Toys Make Men Out of Boys."
Academic text (2010) -
The detective spent hours sleuthing the crime scene for any hidden evidence.
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After some thorough sleuthing, the private investigator uncovered crucial information.
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In her sleuthing to find the missing person, she interviewed several witnesses.
Synonyms
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2.9
A careful search for the truth about something
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2.1
A careful search for something or someone
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5.5
An official investigation into suspected wrongdoing or serious problems
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4.6
The act of secretly watching people or places to get information
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2.2
Looking carefully to find something or someone
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3.4
A careful search to find information and solve a crime or mystery
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2.8
A formal process by police to find facts and catch people who did the crime
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3.7
Police work to find and identify the person who committed a crime
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3.0
The act of looking carefully at something to find facts
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
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Etymology
The word sleuthing comes from sleuth, an old Norse word for 'trail' or 'track', and from sleuth-hound, a name for a dog that follows a trail. So sleuthing is like following a trail to find the truth about a crime or a secret.