dot-connecting adjective 1noun 1 adjective[before a noun]1 •Involving connecting the dots.Dot-connecting exercises have pegged New Orleans Saints wide receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed to the Broncos. — 2025 noun1 •The act of connecting the dots.Because of the movie’s focus on the digging and dot-connecting that go into investigative reporting, it has invited comparisons to “All the President’s Men.” — 2015
