Meanings
dowsing1
plural dowsings
- countableuncountableThe 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.
Synonyms: divining, water divining, water witching
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dowse
Dowsing2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsearching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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Chinese Mandarin 探尋水源 /探寻水源, 尋水術 /寻水术
- 探尋水源 /探寻水源 (tànxún shuǐyuán)water-seeking practice
- 尋水術 /寻水术 (xúnshuǐshù)water-seeking practice
Czech proutkaření
- proutkařeníwater-seeking practice
Danish kvistgang
- kvistgangwater-seeking practice
Finnish kaivonkatsominen
- kaivonkatsominenwater-seeking practice
French rhabdomancie
- rhabdomanciewater-seeking practice
German Wünschelrutengehen
- Wünschelrutengehenwater-seeking practice
Greek υδροσκοπία
- υδροσκοπία (ydroskopía)water-seeking practice
Italian rabdomanzia
- rabdomanziawater-seeking practice
Japanese ダウジング
- ダウジング (daujingu)water-seeking practice
Russian лозоиска́тельство, лозохо́дство
- лозоиска́тельство (lozoiskátelʹstvo)water-seeking practice
- лозохо́дство (lozoxódstvo)water-seeking practice
- биолока́ция (biolokácija)water-seeking practice
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Cite this entry
dowsing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowsing
“dowsing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowsing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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