sleuth
IPA: sɫˈuθ
noun
- A detective.
- (archaic) A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.
- (obsolete) An animal’s trail or track.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Slowness; laziness, sloth.
- (rare, collective) A group of bears.
verb
- (intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
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Examples of "sleuth" in Sentences
- Okay, this took a lot of sleuthing.
- It's like playing historical sleuth.
- A very good reply by History sleuth.
- The second sleuth is an impromptu one.
- The Sleuth is an anthropomorphic canine.
- An entertaining blend of policing and sleuthing.
- That was an utterly inspired piece of sleuthing.
- And the eb is chattering with amateur antitrust sleuths.
- That is another reason it’s so important to become a label sleuth.
- Good job on the investigative sleuthing on the Aloha Flight 243 story
- It's a crude but enthralling duel with shades of Peter Schaffer's Sleuth.
- My sleuth is thinner, blonder, and younger than I am, and I like it that way.
- The word sleuth Barry Popik seems to have found the earliest known publisheduse of the term in its figurative sense.
- In my second novel, A FAREWELL TO LEGS, Aaron Tucker, the freelance reporter and reluctant sleuth, is in Washington, DC to investigate a crime.
- To find the healthiest choices, you’ll need to be a bit of a label sleuth, reading the fine print on ingredient lists and Nutrition Facts panels.
- The latest Devilin regional amateur sleuth is not an easy read as the stranger is so abnormal with his rant, his gun, and his abrupt nap he is frightening yet so real.
- Ritchie's version of the British super sleuth is actually based off of an upcoming comic book that producer Lionel Wigram wrote to sell a new take on the classic character.
- This fabulous series stars a kind hearted animal lover who though an amateur sleuth is strong willed; Kendra is opinionated and unforgiving especially at those who harm animals as she is an animal rights advocate.