Divining

Full definition of divining

Noun

1. The action of the verb to divine in any sense.
• 1857, Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave (page 347)We took a long stroll through the lamp-lit streets, talking of the blessed hopes that struggled in our bosoms; of the faint divinings of the future; told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.

Derived terms

• divining rod
• water divining

Adjective

1. That or who divines (in any sense of the verb).

Derived terms

• all-divining
• ill-divining
• diviningly
• undivining

Related terms

Verb

1. Present participle of divine