bewitch
verb (used with object)
to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
were 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 said large seabirds which spend most of their time out over the ocean were "bewitching" so to see one in this country was "exciting".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023
Many visitors wanted to know whether their enemies were bewitching them.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he did so, and in the early evening they came—all the fiercest animals, cougars, bears, eagles, and they were bewitching each other, but nobody bewitched him, and in the morning he went on.
From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by J. William Lloyd
The smile and the glance of her sweet eye were bewitching.
From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
But the most frequent and most formidable work done by the wizard was that of "smelling out" persons who were bewitching others so as to cause sickness or misfortune.
From Impressions of South Africa by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce
