- 1[intransitive] to look for underground water or minerals by using a special stick or long piece of metal that moves when it comes near water, etc.
- 2= douse
dowse
verbNAmE//daʊz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dowse he / she / it dowses
past simple dowsed
-ing form dowsing
nounSee dowse in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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