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sleuth

The correct spelling is sleuth.

How to pronounce sleuth

noun

IPA: /sljuːθ/

Say it like: Sleu-th

The correct spelling is sleuth. A detective.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A detective.
  2. 2.A sleuth-hound; a bloodhound.
  3. 3.An animal’s trail or track.
  4. 4.Slowness; laziness, sloth.
  5. 5.A collective term for a group of bears.

verb

  1. 1.To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

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