dowsing

IPA: dˈaʊsɪŋ

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.
A surname.

Examples of "dowsing" in Sentences

Eagle of June 29, 2005: For him, grave dowsing is no myth
He’s generally friendly, but he does call the dowsing rod wielding Coraline a “water witch “.
Another phase of psychic activity is that illustrated in "dowsing" or water-finding by means of the hazel fork.
Thweatt used written accounts, found objects and a method called dowsing to accumulate information about the towns.
So many persons of undoubted integrity believe in 'dowsing' that he is a somewhat rash man who summarily dismisses the matter.
The handheld device has no electronic components and is said to operate on the unproven, pseudoscientific "dowsing" principle used to search for water.
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.
Kim is giving away two copies of Ghost Huntress Book 1: THE AWAKENING by Marley Gibson and one lucky winner will get a special "dowsing" pendant necklace with their book.