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The meaning of Sleuthing

sluːθ

Sleuthing – definition

noun

Careful investigation into a crime or mystery.

Usage examples:

The truth behind joe's predicament is uncovered only after much sleuthing
verb

Carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer

Sleuthing translation into English

Sleuthing: translate from English into Chinese

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侦查

Sleuthing: translate from English into Dutch

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Speuren, Opspeuren, Detective zijn

Sleuthing: translate from English into French

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Détective, Fureter, Fouiner

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Spüren

Sleuthing: translate from English into Hindi

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खोजी कुत्ता

Sleuthing: translate from English into Italian

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Investigazione

Sleuthing: translate from English into Korean

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탐정, ...의 뒤를 쫓다

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Расследование, Выслеживать, Быть сыщиком

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Investigando

Word origin

Middle English (originally in the sense ‘track’, in sleuth-hound): from Old Norse slóth ; compare with slot2. Current senses date from the late 19th century.

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Sleuthing – similar words

sleuthed

verb

Carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer
noun

A person who investigates crimes; a detective.

Usage examples:

They make mi5 look like a bunch of amateur sleuths
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sleuth

noun

A person who investigates crimes; a detective.

Usage examples:

They make mi5 look like a bunch of amateur sleuths
verb

Carry out a careful investigation into a crime or mystery.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do but sleuth around until you find the answer
noun

Someone who discovers information about crimes

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