name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dowse form-of, gerund, participle, present

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

diviningdiviningdowsedowserhabdomancysoaking

Example

More examples

"The dowser used a dowsing rod to search for water."

Etymology

dowse + -ing

Related phrases

Dowsing Pointdowsing rod

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