Sleuthing (Noun)
Meaning
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The detective spent hours sleuthing around the crime scene, looking for any clues that might lead her to the perpetrator.
- After days of sleuthing, the police finally had a lead on the suspect's identity.
- Sleuthing through the victim's phone records and email accounts, the investigators found a suspicious conversation that seemed to point to the killer.
- The team of detectives was tasked with sleuthing through the security footage to identify the person who had been seen lurking around the building.
- Years of sleuthing had taken its toll on the detective's body, and she often joked that detection was hard on the feet.