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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER DIVINING

water divining  [ˈwɔːtə dɪˈvaɪnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER DIVINING

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Water divining is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER DIVINING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

water divining

Dowsing

Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials, as well as so-called currents of earth radiation, without the use of scientific apparatus. Dowsing is also known as divining, doodlebugging or water finding, water witching or water dowsing. There is no scientific evidence that dowsing is effective. A Y- or L-shaped twig or rod, called a dowsing rod, divining rod, a "vining rod" or witching rod is sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. Dowsing appears to have arisen in the context of Renaissance magic in Germany, and it remains popular among believers in Forteana or radiesthesia.

Definition of water divining in the English dictionary

The definition of water divining in the dictionary is the location of water with a divining rod.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATER DIVINING


combining
kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ
declining
dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ
designing
dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ
fining
ˈfaɪnɪŋ
gold-mining
ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪnɪŋ
interlining
ˈɪntəˌlaɪnɪŋ
intertwining
ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnɪŋ
lining
ˈlaɪnɪŋ
mining
ˈmaɪnɪŋ
moonshining
ˈmuːnʃaɪnɪŋ
outshining
ˌaʊtˈʃaɪnɪŋ
reclining
rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ
redlining
ˌrɛdˈlaɪnɪŋ
shining
ˈʃaɪnɪŋ
signing
ˈsaɪnɪŋ
slacklining
ˈslækˌlaɪnɪŋ
streamlining
ˈstriːmˌlaɪnɪŋ
twining
ˈtwaɪnɪŋ
underlining
ˌʌndəˈlaɪnɪŋ
whining
ˈwaɪnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER DIVINING

water chinquapin
water clock
water closet
water cooler
water cracker
water crake
water crowfoot
water cure
water cycle
water diviner
water dog
water down
water dropwort
water feature
water filter
water flea
water fountain
water gap
water gas
water gate

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER DIVINING

adjoining
bargaining
basic training
beginning
data mining
determining
draining
entertaining
in-service training
in training
management training
off-the-job training
on-the-job training
out of training
potty training
remaining
silver lining
sustaining
teacher training
training
weight training

Synonyms and antonyms of water divining in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water divining» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER DIVINING

Find out the translation of water divining to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water divining from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water divining» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水占卜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radiestesia
570 millions of speakers

English

water divining
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी divining
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التكهن المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вода пророческий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

radiestesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পানি ভাগাভাগি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divination de l´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air menyamar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wünschelrute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水占い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 치는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu divining
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Thần Thánh nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் பிரகாசித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी भक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su ilahi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divinazione acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żył wodnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вода пророчий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radiestezie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόγειων υδάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ore en
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vatten Divining
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vann spå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water divining

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER DIVINING»

The term «water divining» is used very little and occupies the 153.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER DIVINING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water divining

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER DIVINING»

Discover the use of water divining in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water divining and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Water-divining in ancient days
Medieval Marathi work on water divining.
Vācutēvakavi, Ā. Kiruṣṇacm̄i Māṭik, R. Jayaraman, 1981
2
Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment in Africa and North ...
20 This brief and enigmatic editorial comment constitutes the only official pronouncement on the logic of publishing the protracted debate on water divining in the journal, but, given the volume, duration, and ultimate inconclusiveness of the ...
David M. Gordon, Shepard Krech, 2012
3
Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience: From Alien Abductions to Zone ...
372 WATER DIVINING great health movement in the 20th century—that of NATUROPATHY. Most cultures have recognized the benefit of baths and made water cures part of their medical regimen. It should be remembered, though, that a fair ...
William F. Williams, 2013
4
Water Witching U.S.A.
Water divining and the rod go by many names. The diviner in Germany is called Wassersucher ("water-seeker") or Rutenganger ("rod-walker"); in France, sourcier ("spring-finder"); in Switzerland, Brunneschmoker ("water-taster"); and in  ...
Evon Z. Vogt, Ray Hyman, 2000
5
It's a Dark World
They agreed that they would not use a forked stick because that was water divining or water witching and was evil. However, one of them said two wires could be used in much the same way to find the water and that was OK. (In reality it was ...
Roger J. Boehm, 2007
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
57/18 — COLLINS, B. W.: Water Divining - Old and New. N.Z. Sci. Rev. 1) (3-4): 19-26. The uniqueness of water as a mineral and the water regime of the earth are discussed, especially with regard to past glaciations. The long history of water ...
7
In the Face of Evil - A Wakeup Call for Christians
They agreed that they would not use a forked stick because that was water divining or water witching and was evil. However, one of them said two wires could be used in much the same way to find the water and that was OK. (In reality it was ...
Roger Boehm, 2006
8
Perspectives in Sociology
Congruently, the mention of physics and water-divining in the same breath carries no relativistic implications, for the point being made is not epistemological , i.e. about the merits of these activities as bearers of truth; it is simply methodological, ...
E.C. Cuff, W.W. Sharrock, A.J. Dennis, 2006
9
The Distant Scene: Paignton, Brixham & Torquay Through Time
CHAPTER. ELEVEN. Joe. Baker. and. Water. Divining. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN intrigued by the mysterious and by mysteries. There is something indelving intothings which can'tbehandled that gives a certain satisfaction. Water divining isa ...
Fred Archer, 2013
10
New Scientist
Foulkes's experiments, conducted on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, were primarily designed to assess the ability of dowsers to detect buried mines, in which they failed conspicuously. But a few tests were relevant to water divining.

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER DIVINING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water divining is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amid epic drought, California farmers turn to water witches
Vern Tassey, a water witch, with his divining tools in an orange grove in Lindsay, ... officials who say there's no evidence that water divining, as it is also known, ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
'The Water Diviner' Review: A Long Way From Home
One more thing for the record. Water divining is a contested method of spotting water by walking over an area with an apparatus such as a forked stick, bent rods ... «The Indian Express, Apr 15»
3
Can water divining be taught?
In his new film, The Water Diviner, Russell Crowe plays a tough Australian bush farmer possessed of mystical powers, which he uses to divine that everything ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
Water diviners, dowsers, may have special sensitivity to …
I learned the secret of water divining a decade ago in an enchanting 16th-century farmhouse near Mount Snowdon, in North Wales. One autumn day as we ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
5
Water divining jackpot still up for grabs
She said the $110,000 prize was up for grabs for anyone who could prove they had a paranormal ability such water divining, talking to the dead or telepathic ... «The Australian, Mar 13»
6
Ancients art of water divining used to find burst pipes
As long as the pipe's got water running through it, I can find it for you." ... Divining, sometimes referred to as dowsing or water witching, has been practised for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»

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