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divining

divining noun: the action of the verb to divine in any sense. Also the present participle and gerund of divine.

Noun

divining (countable and uncountable, plural divinings)

  1. The action of the verb to divine in any sense.
    • 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.1857, Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave, page 347

Adjective

divining (not comparable)

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

Also used as

divining is also the present participle and gerund of divine.

Forms of divining

pluraldivinings

Words formed from divining

Phrases with divining

Questions about divining

What does divining mean?
Divining means the action of the verb to divine in any sense.
What part of speech is divining?
Divining can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of divining?
The plural of divining is divinings.

Words near divining in the dictionary

  1. divinifies
  2. divinify
  3. divinifying
  4. diviniid
  5. diviniids
  6. divining
  7. divining rod
  8. divining rods
  9. diviningly
  10. divinings
  11. divinisation

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