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sleuthed

sleuthed is the simple past and past participle of sleuth.

Meaning of sleuth

Verb

sleuth (third-person singular simple present sleuths, present participle sleuthing, simple past and past participle sleuthed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
    • We must discover where he lives, what he does — sleuth him, in fact!1922, Agatha Christie, The Secret Adversary

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Questions about sleuthed

What is sleuthed the simple past and past participle of?
Sleuthed is the simple past and past participle of sleuth.

Words near sleuthed in the dictionary

  1. sleuth dogs
  2. sleuth-dog
  3. sleuth-dogs
  4. sleuth-hound
  5. sleuth-hounds
  6. sleuthed
  7. sleuthery
  8. sleuthhound
  9. sleuthhounds
  10. sleuthiness
  11. sleuthing

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