divining

Saydi-VYN-ing/dɪˈvaɪnɪŋ/

Noun pluraldivinings

3 meanings of divining

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of divine. Use this -ing form for the action happening now.
She kept divining what her friend was about to say.
The old man spent the afternoon divining for water with a forked stick.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of finding out something hidden, by guessing, by magic, or by searching with special tools.
Like guessing what is inside a wrapped box before you open it.
His divining for underground water took the whole afternoon.
The divining of hidden meanings is harder than it looks.
Similardivination, dowsing
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3
adjective
Describing a person or thing that finds out hidden things or future events, by insight, magic, or searching.
A divining old woman told the farmer exactly where to dig his new well.
My grandmother had a divining eye and always knew when I was upset.
Similarprophetic, perceptive, penetrating, discerning

divining is a form of divine

divine, verb: To understand or guess something by sensing it, without being told or working it out step by step. Full entry

Forms: divinedivines he/she/itdivining -ing formdivined past tense, past participle
Spelling: divine → divining: drop the e, add -ing

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