verb
- investigated or searched for clues like a detective
Usage: past tense of sleuth
Examples
- She sleuthed around the crime scene looking for evidence.
- The reporter sleuthed through old records to find the truth.
- He sleuthed out the mystery behind the missing documents.
- They sleuthed for hours but found no new clues.
- The detective sleuthed carefully through the suspect’s belongings.
- She sleuthed online to discover more about her family history.