suss
verb
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sussed;
sussing;
susses
Definition of suss
2
chiefly British
: to inspect or investigate so as to gain more knowledge
—usually used with out
Examples of suss in a Sentence
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Crowley said, sussing out what the children find difficult or frightening and looking for ways to help change their responses. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Gentrification opened a rift between an L.A. church and a children’s center. Can they both survive?," 30 Aug. 2019 Something about having Duncan suss out the pick-and-roll defense for the fourth game in a six-game road trip makes all the sense in the world. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Spurs Assistant Tim Duncan Always Had the Teaching Gene," 23 July 2019 Shopping by the importer whose label is on the back of the bottle has been a savvy wine hack for decades, a decoder ring for consumers to suss out quality amid the ever-expanding and always changing world of international wine options. — Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, "The secret to picking the perfect bottle of wine might be on the back label," 25 July 2019 The officers said the asylum system was already designed to absorb an influx of migrants, to suss out legitimate and illegitimate asylum claims, and that Trump’s policy was unnecessary. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Ken Cuccinelli, head of citizenship service, blames migrant father for drowning deaths captured in photo," 28 June 2019 Entire contests are devoted to sussing out these water qualities. — National Geographic, "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/food-and-drink/water-sommelier-martin-riese.html," 12 Mar. 2019 My read on this is that Boston sussed out that the Sixers were the mystery team who had tried to shut Thybulle down, dating back to before the draft combine. — Kaelen Jones, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft Grades: No. 20 Pick Matisse Thybulle Reportedly Headed to Sixers," 20 June 2019 Though she was shown multiple sketches by Maxwell, after countless collaborations including trips to the Oscars and Superbowl, the pair didn’t need much time to suss out the details. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "See How Lady Gaga Pulled Off the Greatest Met Gala Entrance of All Time," 10 May 2019 Brides have no shortage of options to consider before turning to resale: There are nationwide chains, boutique salons, and vintage stores, as well as a growing number of direct-to-consumer labels to suss through. — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, "More Brides Are Buying Used Wedding Dresses Than Ever Before," 1 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suss.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for suss
suss
verb
English Language Learners Definition of suss
British, informal
: to find or discover (something) by thinking
: to inspect or investigate (something) in order to gain more knowledge
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