divining

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noun

The action of the verb to divine in any sense.

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Meanings

noundivining (countable and uncountable, plural divinings)

plural divinings

  1. countableuncountableThe action of the verb to divine in any sense.

    We took a long stroll through the lamp-lit streets, talking of the blessed hopes that struggled in our bosoms; of the faint divinings of the future; told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.

    1857, Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave, page 347
adjectivedivining (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat or who divines (in any sense of the verb).
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of divine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dowsing
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APA

divining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divining

MLA

“divining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divining. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divining,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divining.

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