sleuth
/sluːθ/
verb
- To act as a detective; to investigate or search for clues.
- She loves to sleuth through online records to trace her family history.
- The reporter sleuthed around the old mansion, looking for evidence of the crime.
- The kids decided to sleuth in the backyard to find out who had been stealing the birdseed.
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noun
- A person who investigates crimes or mysteries; a detective.
- In the novel, the amateur sleuth uncovers a secret that the police missed.
- My grandmother is a real sleuth when it comes to finding lost items in the house.
- The clever sleuth solved the case by finding a single fingerprint.
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