Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detectiving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-tec-tiv-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Detective work; investigation.

Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of detective

Example Sentences

"Basically, Donna was an orphan (and still is -- the retcon of her Paradise Island/Wonder Woman origins does not affect her past before the fire) and she had Dick Grayson (Nightwing) perform some detectiving to find her true parents."
"Angered, Anonymous went into it's^([sic]) usual methods of punishing those who would stop the lulz. A two pronged attack of internet detectiving and full disclosure of DOX, and flooding their sites with requests to the point of unusability."
"Lee County deserves a sheriff who acts for all, not the few, and is not interested in winning votes by violating civil rights. With your background in JFK and Hendrix detectiving, I think you would have a good chance."

Etymology

From detective + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: detective

Usage

Questions

What does detectiving mean?: Detective work; investigation.
Where does detectiving come from?: From detective + -ing.

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