Definition of red herring in English:

red herring

noun

1A dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the next few decades these kippers almost completely took over the market from the old salty red herrings.
- Many a person has gone away smiling after eating one of Kipperman's red herring, bloaters or kippers.
Synonyms
bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination
informal dodge, put-on, put-up job
2A clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings
the food-supply issue is largely a red herring in this discussion
Example sentencesExamples
- The weird narrative developments are beginning to feel less like clues and more like red herrings.
- I'm told there is evidence to back up this claim, so why the red herrings?
- Obviously, the old murder-mystery impetus is there, and the red herrings and shock revelations are being doled out as standard.
- But the focus on the 45-minute claim is itself a red herring intended to draw attention away from a far bigger deception.
- Often they're false clues, red herrings.
- However they were uncertain as to whether it was the address of one of the suspects or a red herring.
- It is a quest for the truth that drops vital clues and red herrings along the way.
- I had the postcode, the street, a number and a few clues about a jeep but a red herring about curtains.
- This is simply a red herring to try and distract angry voters in Hobson.
- Many academics will talk about productivity and value, and profitability, but these issues are red herrings.
- The issue was made as a red herring to detract from the real issues in respect of his management style.
- Most of the film is spent working very hard to build suspense and distract the audience with red herrings that stop being effective early on.
- There are few red herrings to distract you from the inexorable march of the plot.
- In fact, the narrative is full of loose ends and red herrings, and the episodic writing frequently loses momentum.
- No, I think that issue is a real red herring.
- Where else but in detective stories do we find ‘coats in store windows’ invested with such importance - as real clues or red herrings, as the case may be?
- It's most often when these kinds of things happen, it's a red herring, it's just a propaganda ploy.
- We suspect that the Environment Agency is using the issue as a red herring to draw the attention away from their own inadequacies.
- Duplicities and red herrings pile up, augmented by the film's reinforcing structures of uncertainty, making for a daunting epistemological game.
- Yet my own view was that for my particular story, this was a bit of a red herring.
Synonyms
bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination
lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie

Definition of red herring in US English:

red herring

nounˈˌred ˈheriNGˈˌrɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ

1A dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many a person has gone away smiling after eating one of Kipperman's red herring, bloaters or kippers.
- In the next few decades these kippers almost completely took over the market from the old salty red herrings.
Synonyms
bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination
2Something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings
Example sentencesExamples
- There are few red herrings to distract you from the inexorable march of the plot.
- It is a quest for the truth that drops vital clues and red herrings along the way.
- Obviously, the old murder-mystery impetus is there, and the red herrings and shock revelations are being doled out as standard.
- Often they're false clues, red herrings.
- In fact, the narrative is full of loose ends and red herrings, and the episodic writing frequently loses momentum.
- I had the postcode, the street, a number and a few clues about a jeep but a red herring about curtains.
- But the focus on the 45-minute claim is itself a red herring intended to draw attention away from a far bigger deception.
- We suspect that the Environment Agency is using the issue as a red herring to draw the attention away from their own inadequacies.
- I'm told there is evidence to back up this claim, so why the red herrings?
- No, I think that issue is a real red herring.
- The weird narrative developments are beginning to feel less like clues and more like red herrings.
- Yet my own view was that for my particular story, this was a bit of a red herring.
- Where else but in detective stories do we find ‘coats in store windows’ invested with such importance - as real clues or red herrings, as the case may be?
- The issue was made as a red herring to detract from the real issues in respect of his management style.
- Most of the film is spent working very hard to build suspense and distract the audience with red herrings that stop being effective early on.
- This is simply a red herring to try and distract angry voters in Hobson.
- It's most often when these kinds of things happen, it's a red herring, it's just a propaganda ploy.
- However they were uncertain as to whether it was the address of one of the suspects or a red herring.
- Duplicities and red herrings pile up, augmented by the film's reinforcing structures of uncertainty, making for a daunting epistemological game.
- Many academics will talk about productivity and value, and profitability, but these issues are red herrings.
Synonyms
bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination
lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie

单词	red herring
释义	Definition of red herring in English: red herring noun 1A dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke. Example sentencesExamples In the next few decades these kippers almost completely took over the market from the old salty red herrings. Many a person has gone away smiling after eating one of Kipperman's red herring, bloaters or kippers. Synonyms bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination informal dodge, put-on, put-up job 2A clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting. the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings the food-supply issue is largely a red herring in this discussion Example sentencesExamples The weird narrative developments are beginning to feel less like clues and more like red herrings. I'm told there is evidence to back up this claim, so why the red herrings? Obviously, the old murder-mystery impetus is there, and the red herrings and shock revelations are being doled out as standard. But the focus on the 45-minute claim is itself a red herring intended to draw attention away from a far bigger deception. Often they're false clues, red herrings. However they were uncertain as to whether it was the address of one of the suspects or a red herring. It is a quest for the truth that drops vital clues and red herrings along the way. I had the postcode, the street, a number and a few clues about a jeep but a red herring about curtains. This is simply a red herring to try and distract angry voters in Hobson. Many academics will talk about productivity and value, and profitability, but these issues are red herrings. The issue was made as a red herring to detract from the real issues in respect of his management style. Most of the film is spent working very hard to build suspense and distract the audience with red herrings that stop being effective early on. There are few red herrings to distract you from the inexorable march of the plot. In fact, the narrative is full of loose ends and red herrings, and the episodic writing frequently loses momentum. No, I think that issue is a real red herring. Where else but in detective stories do we find ‘coats in store windows’ invested with such importance - as real clues or red herrings, as the case may be? It's most often when these kinds of things happen, it's a red herring, it's just a propaganda ploy. We suspect that the Environment Agency is using the issue as a red herring to draw the attention away from their own inadequacies. Duplicities and red herrings pile up, augmented by the film's reinforcing structures of uncertainty, making for a daunting epistemological game. Yet my own view was that for my particular story, this was a bit of a red herring. Synonyms bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie Definition of red herring in US English: red herring nounˈˌred ˈheriNGˈˌrɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ 1A dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke. Example sentencesExamples Many a person has gone away smiling after eating one of Kipperman's red herring, bloaters or kippers. In the next few decades these kippers almost completely took over the market from the old salty red herrings. Synonyms bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination 2Something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting. the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings Example sentencesExamples There are few red herrings to distract you from the inexorable march of the plot. It is a quest for the truth that drops vital clues and red herrings along the way. Obviously, the old murder-mystery impetus is there, and the red herrings and shock revelations are being doled out as standard. Often they're false clues, red herrings. In fact, the narrative is full of loose ends and red herrings, and the episodic writing frequently loses momentum. I had the postcode, the street, a number and a few clues about a jeep but a red herring about curtains. But the focus on the 45-minute claim is itself a red herring intended to draw attention away from a far bigger deception. We suspect that the Environment Agency is using the issue as a red herring to draw the attention away from their own inadequacies. I'm told there is evidence to back up this claim, so why the red herrings? No, I think that issue is a real red herring. The weird narrative developments are beginning to feel less like clues and more like red herrings. Yet my own view was that for my particular story, this was a bit of a red herring. Where else but in detective stories do we find ‘coats in store windows’ invested with such importance - as real clues or red herrings, as the case may be? The issue was made as a red herring to detract from the real issues in respect of his management style. Most of the film is spent working very hard to build suspense and distract the audience with red herrings that stop being effective early on. This is simply a red herring to try and distract angry voters in Hobson. It's most often when these kinds of things happen, it's a red herring, it's just a propaganda ploy. However they were uncertain as to whether it was the address of one of the suspects or a red herring. Duplicities and red herrings pile up, augmented by the film's reinforcing structures of uncertainty, making for a daunting epistemological game. Many academics will talk about productivity and value, and profitability, but these issues are red herrings. Synonyms bluff, blind, ruse, feint, deception, subterfuge, hoax, trick, ploy, device, wile, sham, pretence, artifice, cover, smokescreen, distraction, expedient, contrivance, machination lie, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, made-up story, trumped-up story, fake news, invention, fiction, piece of fiction, falsification, falsity, cock and bull story, barefaced lie
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