sleuth

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sljuːθ/ or /sluːθ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /sluːθ/

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Noun

Singular sleuth

Plural sleuths

1. (countable) A sleuth is a detective.

Verb

Plain form sleuth

Third-person singular sleuths

Past tense sleuthed

Past participle sleuthed

Present participle sleuthing

1. (transitive) If you sleuth, you investigate something in the manner of a detective.