witch
noun
a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress.
had witched
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past perfectof witch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I thought there was a time when that face had witched many a heart with its smiles.
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
Under the circumstances she said Mrs. Williams had witched her.
From Folklore as an Historical Science by George Laurence Gomme
But still Athena must know the truth—she could not but be aware of the effect she had had on Lingard; she must know that without meaning it she had witched his heart away.
From Jane Oglander by Marie Belloc Lowndes
It is all wrong," she said, "the lads' cruelty and the cursing of them and the blame of the woman who thought you had witched her child.
From Masters of the Guild by L. Lamprey
This unfeeling conduct on her part roused the suspicion of the men, and they came to the conclusion that the old woman had witched the horse, and that she was the cause of its illness.
From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen
