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Antonyms for gumshoeing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : guhm-shoo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌmˌʃu |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for gumshoeing
- ambush
- approach unnoticed
- case
- cheat
- coast
- conceal oneself
- cower
- crawl
- crawl on all fours
- creep
- crouch
- deceive
- delude
- edge
- evade
- glide
- glissade
- go furtively
- go stealthily
- grovel
- gumshoe
- hide
- inch
- insinuate
- lie in wait
- lurk
- meander
- mooch
- move secretly
- ooze
- pad
- pass
- pass quietly
- prowl
- pussyfoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- secrete
- shirk
- sidle
- skitter
- skulk
- slick
- slide
- slink
- slip
- slither
- sly
- smuggle
- snake
- sneak
- snook
- snoop
- spirit
- squirm
- stay hidden
- steal
- tiptoe
- undulate
- wait
- worm
- wriggle
- writhe
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