SLEUTHING

Meaning of SLEUTHING in English

noun carry out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SLEUTHING — n. detective work, reconnoitering
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SLEUTHING — / ˈsluːθɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] the act of investigating a crime or mysterious event : to do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEUTHING — See main entry: ↑ sleuth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLEUTHING — Sleuthing is the investigation of a crime or mystery by someone who is not a police officer. ( LITERARY ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLEUTHING — Sleuthing is the investigation of a crime or mystery by someone who is not a police officer. (LITERARY) I did …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLEUTHING — [noun] [U] [informal]A bit of sleuthing from our investigative reporter uncovered some interesting information on Mr. Parkinson.
Cambridge English vocab
TO SLEUTHING — Шпионить
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TO SLEUTHING — Сопение
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TO SLEUTHING — Обнюхивать
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TO SLEUTHING — Гнусавость
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TO SLEUTHING — Вынюхивать
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SLEUTH — sleuth BrE AmE sluːθ sljuːθ ▷ sleuthed sluːθt sljuːθt ▷ sleuthing ˈsluːθ ɪŋ ˈsljuːθ- ▷ sleuths sluːθs sljuːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLEUTH — sleuth /sluːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: sleuthhound 'dog used for tracking people' (14-20 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AXIOM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Each subject has its own painful application of this misdirected axiom . ▪ For the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITCH HUNT — Synonyms and related words : McCarthyism, amassing evidence, close inquiry, department of investigation, detection, detective work, exhaustive study, harassment, harrying, …
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SIFTING — Synonyms and related words : amassing evidence, appraisal, assessment, assortment, bolting, categorization, clarification, classification, close inquiry, colature, culling, department of …
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RESEARCH — Synonyms and related words : amassing evidence, analysis, assay, beat the bushes, bring to test, burrow, check out, close inquiry, …
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PROBE
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LEGWORK — Synonyms and related words : amassing evidence, ambling, ambulation, backpacking, close inquiry, department of investigation, detection, detective work, exhaustive study, …
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INVESTIGATION — Synonyms and related words : airing, amassing evidence, analysis, buzz session, canvassing, close inquiry, colloquium, conference, consideration, debate, debating, deliberation, …
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INQUIRY — Synonyms and related words : amassing evidence, assize, audit, bone of contention, canvass, catechism, catechizing, change of venue, check, close …
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HEARING — Synonyms and related words : Gedankenexperiment, acoustic, amassing evidence, assize, attention, audible, audience, audile, audio, audition, auditory, auditory range, aural, …
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ESPIONAGE — Synonyms and related words : bugging, cloak-and-dagger work, counterespionage, counterintelligence, electronic surveillance, espial, following, intelligence, intelligence work, looking, lookout, military …
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DETECTION — Synonyms and related words : amassing evidence, blind flying, blind landing, bringing to light, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery, close …
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ESPIONAGE — n. Function: noun systematic secret observation in order to accumulate information FF1C; agents engaged in industrial espionage FF1E; Synonyms: spying …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ESPIONAGE — noun systematic secret observation in order to accumulate information agents engaged in industrial espionage Synonyms: spying Related Word: observation, reconnaissance, …
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ШПИОНИТЬ — To sleuthing
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ОБНЮХИВАТЬ — To sleuthing
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ВЫНЮХИВАТЬ — To sleuthing
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