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Dowse vs Dowsed - What's the difference?

dowse | dowsed |

As verbs the difference between dowse and dowsed

is that dowse is to plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse while dowsed is past tense of dowse.

As a noun dowse

is a blow on the face.

dowse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A blow on the face.

    • Verb

    (dows)
  • To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • To beat or thrash.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

    • Anagrams

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    dowsed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dowse)

    • dowse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow on the face.

    • Verb

    (dows)
  • To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • To beat or thrash.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

    • Anagrams

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