Definition
The work or profession of being a detective or private investigator; detective work or surveillance.
Etymology
From 'gumshoe' plus the gerund suffix '-ing', which converts a noun (the detective) into describing the action or profession itself.
Kelly Says
Notice how English lets the same word become a verb ('I was gumshoeing around town') and a noun ('Gumshoing is tough work')—this flexibility is one reason English is so popular for slang and colorful descriptions!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ka-ya
ARالعربية
مراقبة
muraqaba
BNবাংলা
পরিদর্শন
pa-ri-darshan
CACatalà
espionatge
es-pee-on-at-zhe
CSČeština
sledování
sleh-doh-va-nee
DADansk
efterlysning
ef-ter-ly-s-ning
DEDeutsch
Überwachung
oo-ber-mohn-chung
ELΕλληνικά
παρακολούθηση
pa-ra-ko-loo-the-se
ESEspañol
espiando
es-pee-an-doh
FISuomi
seurata
seu-ra-ta
FRFrançais
espionnage
es-pee-on-nahj
HUMagyar
figyelés
fye-gel-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengejar
men-ge-jar
ITItaliano
spionaggio
spio-na-d-d-zho
MRMR
सर्वेक्षण
sar-ve-k-shan
MSBahasa Melayu
mengintai
men-gin-tai
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည့်ကြည့်
kya-nyin-kya-nyin
NLNederlands
volgen
vol-ghen
NONorsk
etterforskning
et-ter-for-sk-ning
PLPolski
szpiegowanie
sh-pee-go-va-nee
PTPortuguês
espiando
es-pee-an-doh
RORomână
supraveghere
su-pra-ve-ghe-re
SVSvenska
spionage
spyo-na-ge
SWKiswahili
kuchungulia
koo-chun-goo-lee-a
TAதமிழ்
கண்காணிப்பு
gan-ka-ani-ppu
TLTL
pagsusubay
pa-gsus-u-bay
VITiếng Việt
theo dõi
teh-oh-d-zoy
ZUZU
ukubona
oo-koo-bo-na