Meanings
detectiving1
- informaluncountableDetective work; investigation.
Lee County deserves a sheriff who acts for all, not the few, and is not interested in winning votes by violating civil rights. With your background in JFK and Hendrix detectiving, I think you would have a good chance.
2022 September 4, Greg Parker, “Robbie Robertson Hosts Vince Palamara”, in alt.conspiracy.jfk (Usenet)2 more examples
Basically, Donna was an orphan (and still is -- the retcon of her Paradise Island/Wonder Woman origins does not affect her past before the fire) and she had Dick Grayson (Nightwing) perform some detectiving to find her true parents.
1991 March 5, Kevin J. Chen, “Troia transition”, in rec.arts.comics (Usenet)Angered, Anonymous went into it's^([sic]) usual methods of punishing those who would stop the lulz. A two pronged attack of internet detectiving and full disclosure of DOX, and flooding their sites with requests to the point of unusability.
2008 February 9, anonymous author, “scifag to anonfags: don't do this "for Lisa"”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)
detectiving2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of detective
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
detectiving · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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