Definition of "dowsing" [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. (noun)
• Present participle of dowse. (verb)

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• "Eagle of June 29, 2005: For him, grave dowsing is no myth"
• "SOLOMON - Whether a person believes grave dowsing is just speculation or whether someone is a true believer, Ron Britt of Abilene is convinced that the method works."
• "Thweatt used written accounts, found objects and a method called dowsing to accumulate information about the towns."