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gumshoeing

/ˈɡʌmˌʃuɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of gumshoe; moving or acting like a detective, investigating or following stealthily.
    • She spent the afternoon gumshoeing around the office looking for the missing documents.
    • Instead of relaxing, he was gumshoeing around the park, watching the suspects.
    • The private eye was gumshoeing through the city, following a lead.
noun
  1. The act of investigating or moving stealthily like a detective.
    • His gumshoeing led him to a hidden room in the basement.
    • A bit of gumshoeing revealed the truth about the stolen painting.
    • After some careful gumshoeing, they found the evidence they needed.
Synonyms
sleuthingdetecting
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