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SLEUTHING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sleuthing mean?
• SLEUTHING (noun)
The noun SLEUTHING has 1 sense:
1. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Familiarity information: SLEUTHING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
detecting; detection; detective work; sleuthing
Context example:
detection is hard on the feet
Hypernyms ("sleuthing" is a kind of...):
police investigation; police work (the investigation of criminal activities)
Derivation:
sleuth (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)
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