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How to pronounce whodunit in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms mystery, mystery story
Type of story
Has types detective story, murder mystery

Examples of whodunit

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With that toned down, Rising Sun turns into just another dispassionate whodunit.
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Most of the audience, including me, had a ball, although I didn't guess whodunit.
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More common in mystery thrillers are investigations and the whodunit technique.
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Those were the stories that appeared alongside news of Wake Forest's whodunit.
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The world must wait until about next season's third episode to learn whodunit.
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The standard novel stocked in the mystery section of bookstores is a whodunit.
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That was fine for Z, which was sustained by the suspense of its whodunit framework.
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The Oxford Murders A whodunit thriller that is boring from beginning to end.
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The result is intriguing, with a dash of a love story and a twisty whodunit.
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More examples
  • Mystery: a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  • A whodunit or whodunnit (for "Who['s] done it?") is a complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the puzzle is the main feature of interest. ...
  • "Whodunit", written by Keni St. Lewis and Freddie Perren, was a hit song for R&B/disco group Tavares in 1977. ...
  • A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective solves clues to determine the perpetrator
  • A mystery film (or show); "The director's next project will be a whodunit for Warner Bros."
  • None of the kids that live in your house.
  • Refers to a mystery/detective film.