Synonyms for gumshoeing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : guhm-shoo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌmˌʃu

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Définition of gumshoeing

Origin :
  • "plainclothes detective," 1906, from the rubber-soled shoes they wore (which were so called from 1863); from gum (n.1) + shoe (n.).
  • As in lurk : verb hide; move stealthily
  • As in slink/slither : verb creep by
  • As in sneak : verb move stealthily
  • As in slink : verb creep by
  • As in creep : verb crawl along, usually on ground
Example sentences :
  • Before Tim was out of the building Killen was gumshoeing after him.
  • Extract from : « The Vision Spendid » by William MacLeod Raine
  • I tell you I'm afraid of pussyfooting and gumshoeing around Seaton and Crane.
  • Extract from : « The Skylark of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

Antonyms for gumshoeing

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