Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divining

/dəvˈaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: di-vin-ing
IPA: /dəvˈaɪnɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of the verb to divine in any sense.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

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

verb

present participle and gerund of divine

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

divinings (plural)

Derived Forms

diviningly undivining

Phrases

divining rod water divining all-divining ill-divining

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining declining whining refining assigning

Questions

How do you pronounce divining?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəvˈaɪnɪŋ/.
What does divining mean?: The action of the verb to divine in any sense.

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