witching

[ wich-ing ]

/ ˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ /

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noun

the use or practice of witchcraft.

fascination; charm; enchantment.

adjective

of, characterized by, or suitable for sorcery or black magic: a witching potion.

enchanting; fascinating.

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Origin of witching

before 1000; Middle English wicching (noun and adj.), Old English wiccung (noun), derivative of wiccian to practice witchcraft. See witch, -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM witching

witch·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby witching

witch grass, witch hazel, witch hazel family, witch hobble, witch hunt, witching, witching hour, witch moth, witch of Agnesi, witch's mark, witch's milk

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How to use witching in a sentence

The Witching Hour By Anne Rice No trip into an alternative world would be complete without Anne Rice.
Deborah Harkness’s Book Bag: Five Otherworldly Reads|Deborah Harkness|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
White Is for Witching is not your typical summer release by a major house.
Food Fetishes|Nick Antosca|July 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Nine withes of witch hazel, banded together, is used as a rustic appliance to guard against witching influence.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire|John Noake
Night waned upon this talk; and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various

Thomas's play, "The Witching Hour," was then at the height of its great acceptance, and the talk naturally began there.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Call up thy spirits, And, if they can, now let them from my hand Untwine these witching hairs.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger
The witching hour over and I have seen no woodland spirits come to haunt us, and no human beings.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook

British Dictionary definitions for witching

witching

/ (ˈwɪtʃɪŋ) /

adjective

relating to or appropriate for witchcraft

rare bewitching

noun

witchcraft; magic

Derived forms of witching

witchingly, adverb

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witching

Origin of witching

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