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Term: dowsing

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "dowsing": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. dowsing

dowsing

Definitions

Noun

  1. Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

Verb

  1. Wet thoroughly
  2. Use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
  3. Slacken
  4. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "dowsing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 dowsing 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "dowsing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 during 2 585
2 dealing 2 43
3 drawing 2 40
4 drying 2 29
5 dining 2 28
6 daring 2 12
7 digging 2 7
8 diving 2 5
9 editing 3 5
10 dashing 2 4
11 dating 2 4
12 doubting 2 3
13 dozing 2 3
14 ducking 2 3
15 dabbing 2 2
16 dawning 2 2
17 decking 2 2
18 dodging 2 2
19 doting 2 2
20 dotting 2 2
21 dueling 2 2
22 idling 3 2
23 auditing 3 1
24 damning 2 1
25 dipping 2 1
26 doffing 2 1
27 donning 2 1
28 downing 2 1
29 adoring 3 0
30 damming 2 0
31 dearing 2 0
32 deering 2 0
33 deigning 2 0
34 delling 2 0
35 deming 2 0
36 demming 2 0
37 denning 2 0
38 dering 2 0
39 derring 2 0
40 dicing 2 0
41 diesing 2 0
42 dilling 2 0
43 diming 2 0
44 dimming 2 0
45 dinning 2 0
46 dishing 2 0
47 dissing 2 0
48 ditching 2 0
49 docking 2 0
50 doehring 2 0
51 doering 3 0
52 dogging 2 0
53 doling 2 0
54 domingue 2 0
55 dooling 2 0
56 dooming 2 0
57 doring 2 0
58 dosing 2 0
59 dousing 2 0
60 dowding 2 0
61 dowling 2 0
62 dubbing 2 0
63 dudding 2 0
64 duesing 2 0
65 duking 2 0
66 dulling 2 0
67 dumbing 2 0
68 dunning 2 0
69 durling 2 0
70 durning 2 0
71 dusing 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dowsing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 doing 2 163
2 owing 2 4
3 drowning 2 4
4 vowing 2 2
5 downing 2 1
6 browsing 2 1
7 sowing 2 1
8 dosing 2 0
9 downswing 2 0
10 dowling 2 0
11 dowding 2 0
12 dousing 2 0
13 bowsing 2 0
14 downsizing 3 0
15 endowing 3 0
16 downsizings 3 0
17 wowing 2 0
18 towing 2 0
19 rowing 2 0
20 rosing 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "dowsing" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "dowsing" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "dowsing" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dowsing".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 71

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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📰 This Word in the News:

Column: My broken sprinkler sent me on a quest. Can dowsers help us through the drought?
Jul 13, 2022 Los Angeles Times
The 2026 International Dowsing Day Panel presented by Susan Collins and Grahame Gardner.
May 4, 2026 YouTube
Thames Water and Severn Trent Water are still using dowsing to find leaks
Jan 27, 2023 New Scientist
California is full of hidden reservoirs. These mystics find them.
Jul 2, 2025 SFGATE
'This is a huge development for the area': Outer Dowsing project approved bringing £2bn investment and hundreds of jobs
Feb 11, 2026 LincolnshireWorld
Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind (Generating Station) development consent decision announced
Feb 10, 2026 GOV.UK
Lost in Time: Kayo Dot – Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue (20th Anniversary)
Jan 10, 2026 The Progressive Subway -

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