Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [dous]
- /daʊs/
- /daʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dous]
- /daʊs/
Definitions of dowsing word
- verb without object dowsing to plunge or be plunged into a liquid. 1
- verb with object dowsing to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. 1
- verb with object dowsing to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. 1
- verb with object dowsing to extinguish: She quickly doused the candle's flame with her fingertips. 1
- verb with object dowsing Informal. to remove; doff. 1
- verb with object dowsing Nautical. to lower or take in (a sail, mast, or the like) suddenly. to slacken (a line) suddenly. to stow quickly. 1
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Origin of dowsing
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; orig. dial. (SW England); origin obscure
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dowsing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowsing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dowsing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with dowsing
- what is dowsing?
- how to use dowsing machine?
- how does dowsing work?
- how do dowsing rods work?
- how to make dowsing rod?
- how to make dowsing rods?
- how to use dowsing rods?
- how to use the dowsing machine?
- what is spiritual dowsing?
- what is dowsing with a pendulum?
- how does water dowsing work?
- how to use dowsing rods to find gold?
- how to make a dowsing pendulum?
- dowsing rods how they work?
- what are dowsing rods made of?
See also
Matching words
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