Sleuth (Verb)
Meaning
Watch, observe, or inquire secretly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The detective had to sleuth around the entire office to gather evidence of the employee's misconduct.
- As a journalist, her task was to sleuth the politician's past and expose any hidden scandals.
- She would often sleuth her brother's room when he wasn't around, searching for clues about the surprise birthday party.
- The private investigator was hired to sleuth the activities of the company's suspected embezzler.
- His job required him to sleuth the customer's online shopping habits and use that information to create advertisements.