ALL meanings of dowsing
dowse
D d - 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
- noun dowsing British Dialect. a stroke or blow. 1
- noun dowsing A technique for searching for underground water, minerals, or anything invisible, by observing the motion of a pointer (traditionally a forked stick, now often paired bent wires) or the changes in direction of a pendulum, supposedly in response to unseen influences. 1
- noun dowsing 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. 0
- verb dowsing present participle of dowse. 0
- noun dowsing the practice of prospecting for water or minerals using a divining rod 0