- present participle of bewitch.
bewitching
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A bewitching survey looks at the unexpected, centuries-old genesis of the divination cards, and the ways they endured and changed in the modern era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
When Conlon conducts the final performance of the company’s bewitching production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Sunday afternoon that will also mark his last appearance as L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
What’s so bewitching about Mexico City, and the country at large, Iñárritu thinks, is the people’s worldview and how they confront their realities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
This week, Rausch’s fellow Traitors, Housewives Candiace Dillard Bassett and Lisa Rinna, get to peacock in a massive crown and, for Rinna, a brooch as bewitching as it is deadly.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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