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detecting

/dɪtˈɛktɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Detecting means: a police investigation to determine the perpetrator.

Synonyms for detecting3

noun, as in a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

detection, detective work, sleuthing

What does detecting mean?1

noun

1

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator“detection is hard on the feet”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with detecting?21

four syllables

unsuspecting
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Detecting in a sentence

  • A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.darinmex
  • Science can help us develop new methods for detecting and preventing cyberattacks.Amastan
  • Visiting an optician is important for maintaining healthy vision and detecting problems early.Nuel
  • For detecting drugs or hidden explosives, there's no technology that can match a dog's nose.darinmex
  • We can't risk them detecting our presence.CM
  • The sensors aren't detecting anything unusual.mailohilohi
  • Researchers say the dogs are beating the swabs — detecting positive coronavirus cases that the tests have missed.Hybrid
  • Ziri is good at detecting sounds.Amastan

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Forms of detecting

as a noun

plural
detectings