Dowsing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

wet thoroughly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlɪdʒˌɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊsɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlɪdʒˌɪts/.

Examples

douse a rope
souse water on his hot face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

douse dowse rhabdomancy sop souse drench soak

Parts of Speech

noun	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
verb	wet thoroughly
verb	use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
verb	slacken “douse a rope”
verb	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto “souse water on his hot face”

Word Forms

dowse	verb	use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
rhabdomancer	noun	someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
dowse	noun	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowser	noun	someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
dowsing	noun	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
soaker	noun	a heavy rain
soaking	noun	the act of making something completely wet
souse	noun	the act of making something completely wet
sousing	noun	the act of making something completely wet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wünschelrutengehen

Suche nach Grundwasser oder Mineralien mit einer Wünschelrute

🇫🇷French

radiesthésie

rechercher de l'eau souterraine ou des minéraux à l'aide d'une baguette de sourcier

🇪🇸Spanish

radiestesia

buscar agua subterránea o minerales usando una varilla de zahorí

🇮🇹Italian

rabdomanzia

cercare acqua sotterranea o minerali utilizzando una bacchetta da rabdomante

🇳🇱Dutch

wichelroedelopen

zoeken naar ondergronds water of mineralen met behulp van een wichelroede

🇵🇹Portuguese

radiestesia

procurando por água subterrânea ou minerais usando uma vareta radiestesia

🇷🇺Russian

биолокация

поиск подземных вод или полезных ископаемых с помощью лозоходной удочки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोता लगाना

डोजिंग रॉड का उपयोग करके भूमिगत जल या खनिजों की खोज करना

🇮🇳Tamil

டவுசிங்

டவுசிங் கம்பியைப் பயன்படுத்தி நிலத்தடி நீர் அல்லது தாதுக்களைத் தேடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

డౌసింగ్

డౌసింగ్ రాడ్ ఉపయోగించి భూగర్భ జలాలు లేదా ఖనిజాల కోసం శోధించడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોઝિંગ

ડોઝિંગ સળિયાનો ઉપયોગ કરીને ભૂગર્ભ જળ અથવા ખનિજોની શોધ કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೌಸಿಂಗ್

ಡೌಸಿಂಗ್ ರಾಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಭೂಗತ ನೀರು ಅಥವಾ ಖನಿಜಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡൗസിംഗ്

ഒരു ഡൗസിംഗ് വടി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഭൂഗർഭജലമോ ധാതുക്കളോ തിരയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੋਜ਼ਿੰਗ

ਡੌਸਿੰਗ ਰਾਡ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਕੇ ਭੂਮੀਗਤ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਖਣਿਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈوزنگ

ڈوزنگ راڈ کا استعمال کرکے زیر زمین پانی یا معدنیات کی تلاش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

探矿

使用探棒寻找地下水或矿物质

🇯🇵Japanese

ダウジング

ダウジングロッドを使って地下水や鉱物を探す

🇰🇷Korean

수맥 찾기

다우징 막대를 사용하여 지하수나 광물 검색

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cảm xạ

tìm kiếm nước ngầm hoặc khoáng chất bằng cách sử dụng que cảm xạ

🇹🇭Thai

ดาวซิ่ง

การค้นหาน้ำใต้ดินหรือแร่ธาตุโดยใช้คันชัก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التغطيس

البحث عن المياه الجوفية أو المعادن باستخدام قضيب التغطيس

🇮🇷Persian

دوز

جستجوی آب زیرزمینی یا مواد معدنی با استفاده از میله دوزینگ

🇹🇷Turkish

maden arama

çubuk kullanarak yeraltı suyu veya mineralleri aramak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיוורון

חיפוש אחר מים תת קרקעיים או מינרלים על ידי שימוש במוט נימול

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