Sleuthing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈuːθɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈuːθɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈuːθɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈuːθɪŋ/.

Examples

detection is hard on the feet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spy detective work detection stag sleuth snoop detecting

Parts of Speech

noun	a police investigation to determine the perpetrator “detection is hard on the feet”
verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Word Forms

detect	verb	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
sleuth	verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly
spy	noun	(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
spying	noun	keeping a secret or furtive watch
snooper	noun	a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
snoop	noun	a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
sleuthing	noun	a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
sleuth	noun	a detective who follows a trail

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnüffeln

eine polizeiliche Untersuchung zur Ermittlung des Täters

🇫🇷French

détective

une enquête policière pour déterminer l'auteur

🇪🇸Spanish

detective

una investigación policial para determinar el autor

🇮🇹Italian

investigativo

un'indagine della polizia per determinare l'autore del reato

🇳🇱Dutch

speuren

een politieonderzoek om de dader te achterhalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

investigação

uma investigação policial para determinar o autor do crime

🇷🇺Russian

слежка

полицейское расследование для установления виновного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोजी कुत्ता

अपराधी का पता लगाने के लिए पुलिस जांच

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டையாடுதல்

குற்றவாளியை கண்டறிய போலீஸ் விசாரணை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లీత్టింగ్

నేరస్థుడిని గుర్తించడానికి పోలీసు విచారణ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳ್ಳತನ

ಅಪರಾಧಿಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ತನಿಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചന

കുറ്റവാളിയെ കണ്ടെത്താൻ പോലീസ് അന്വേഷണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侦查

警方调查以确定肇事者

🇯🇵Japanese

探偵

犯人を特定するための警察の捜査

🇰🇷Korean

탐정

범인을 밝히기 위한 경찰 수사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự điều tra

cuộc điều tra của cảnh sát để xác định thủ phạm

🇹🇭Thai

สืบสวน

การสอบสวนของตำรวจเพื่อระบุตัวผู้กระทำผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

detektif

penyelidikan polisi untuk menentukan pelakunya

🇲🇾Malay

menyelit

siasatan polis untuk menentukan pelaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التجسس

تحقيق للشرطة لتحديد مرتكب الجريمة

🇮🇷Persian

قاتل

تحقیقات پلیس برای شناسایی عامل

🇹🇷Turkish

hafiyelik

Failin belirlenmesi için polis soruşturması

🇮🇱Hebrew

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