Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleuthing

/slˈuθɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: sleuthing
IPA: /slˈuθɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Detective work.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of sleuth

Example Sentences

"“Wotcher, me old cock sparrow, how's the sleuthing business?” bellowed Sandy, pausing and balancing his saddle on one knee while he looped up the girth."
"Keane's speeches have not reduced the number of Amerasian births, but a decade of sleuthing has helped nearly 600 Amerasian orphans find new homes in the United States."
"You knew less about sex than you knew about sleuthing, but you soon figured out what the goods were and got them. You were not so much a private eye as an eyer of privates."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleuthings (plural)

Synonyms

detection detecting detective work

Questions

How do you pronounce sleuthing?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈuθɪŋ/.
What does sleuthing mean?: Detective work.

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