bewitch
verb (used with object)
to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
was bewitching
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past progressiveof bewitch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was bewitching, sweet, playful and wildly entertaining, the kind of baby strangers admired in the grocery store.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
His Wonka was bewitching because he was unreliable—a Cheshire Cat with a flair for doublespeak.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 25, 2017
The magic of the image emerging on to the white photographic paper in the thick red gloom was bewitching, and I loved the way the images were hung up on a washing line.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013
Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in San Jose, Calif. The 26-year-old from Royal Oak, Mich., put on a sublime display of quiet elegance and superior skill that was bewitching.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2012
His delivery, which "bears absolute sway in oratory," was bewitching and irresistible, and gave to quite common-place wit and very questionable sentiment, an amazing power to please and subdue.
From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Benj. N. Martin
