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Noun: sleuthing  sloo-thing
  1. A police investigation to determine the perpetrator
    "sleuthing is hard on the feet";
    - detection, detecting, detective work
Verb: sleuth  slooth
  1. Watch, observe, or inquire secretly
    - spy, stag, snoop

Derived forms: sleuthings

Type of: monitor, police investigation, police work, supervise, watchdog

Encyclopedia: Sleuth