Synonyms for dowsing
Most common
Definitions
- n. 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.
Related words
- Phrases
- dowsing rod
Forms
- Plural
- dowsings → divinings…
Example sentences
- divining Dowsers use divining rods to find water.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dowsing | rising | |
| divining | rising | |
| rhabdomancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- divining3
- 11 letters
- rhabdomancy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divining3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rhabdomancie