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bewitching

American  
[bih-wich-ing] / bɪˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. enchanting; charming; fascinating.


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Etymology

Origin of bewitching

First recorded in 1555–65; bewitch + -ing 2


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Curry pressed a bewitching soulfulness through all those layers of spirit gum and latex.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

In another context, the size, style and theme of Ms. Kiwanga’s work would make it bewitching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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

In the candlelight she looked bewitching, and Reverend Bulkeley smiled whenever he looked at her.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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