gumshoeing

That said, in the way of a meager defense, I've done a whole lot of gumshoeing in-country since founding my company there over a decade ago.

Jeremy Haft: America's Economic Edge -- and the Olympics 2008

I tell you I'm afraid of pussyfooting and gumshoeing around Seaton and Crane.

The Skylark of Space Lee Hawkins Garby 1922

Before Tim was out of the building Killen was gumshoeing after him.

The Vision Splendid William MacLeod Raine 1912

You don't go gumshoeing it around behind a fellow's back, and talking the same way.

Guy Garrick 1908

You don't go gumshoeing it around behind a fellow's back, and talking the same way.

Guy Garrick 1908

You don't go gumshoeing it around behind a fellow's back, and talking the same way.

Guy Garrick 1908

And old Amzi is gumshoeing through the woods buying bonds of the yaps who shelled out to Samuel -- telling them the company's gone to the bad, and that he's the poor man's friend, anxious to assume their burdens.

Otherwise Phyllis Meredith Nicholson 1906

John Scheinfeld at the Doc Blog: "I do love gumshoeing my way into people's hearts, minds, data bases and closets in search of audio / visual material that has not been seen in a zillion other Lennon / Beatles-related documentaries."

GreenCine Daily 2009

Whereas potential retros used to have to wait for their five - or 10-year high-school reunions to have old acquaintances fall into their lap, now they can simply search Facebook for high-school classmates and fellow college alumni, and re-establish contact without too much gumshoeing.

Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com 2009

I once knew a fellow who got so slick at gumshoeing that he sneaked up on his own shadow and made a fool of himself. "

Every Man for Himself Hopkins Moorhouse