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.

present participle of dowse

plural of dowsing

A surname.

Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”)

Alternative form of douse (“to strike”)

Alternative form of douse (“strike”)

(intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

plural of dowse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dowse