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How to pronounce “sleuth”
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Pronunciation guide for sleuth
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sleuth with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me
with sleuth work, right? My
- Definition summary
- A detective.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sleuth
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me

with sleuth work, right? My
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sleuth”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A detective.
- (archaic) A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.
- (obsolete) An animal’s trail or track.
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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