What does sleuthing mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. detection, detecting, detective work, sleuthingnoun

    a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

    "detection is hard on the feet"

Wiktionary

  1. sleuthingverb

    The investigation of a crime by a person not officially qualified, such as a policeman.

  2. sleuthingverb

    Investigation, in general.

    He was sleuthing out the mysterious scent in the refrigerator.

ChatGPT

  1. sleuthing

    Sleuthing refers to the act of carrying out a detailed investigation or search to discover facts about a situation, person, or event. It involves careful observation, analyzation, and gathering of data and information, much like detective work. The term is often used to describe the actions of individuals who are trying to solve mysteries or puzzles.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleuthing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleuthing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sleuthing in a Sentence

  1. Sarah Krissoff:

    When doing it later and having to look back and re-create what happened and do some sleuthing, it takes a lot longer.

  2. New Hampshire:

    Sarah McWaters ' family work and our work converged, and it turns out that Sarah McWaters ' family was correct, sarah McWaters ' family did some great work on the case and some great sleuthing.

  3. Attorney General Jeffrey Strelzin:

    Her work and our work converged, and it turns out that she was correct, she did some great work on the case and some great sleuthing.

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