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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for witching

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
The picture of that winter night, the witching face of Lisbeth and her mocking laugh as she rode away, kept recurring to his mind.
Rodney, the Ranger|John V. Lane
He must be indeed calloused who can withstand, unmoved, the battery of their witching eyes.
Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
The witching hour of sunrise is fitted for confidential communications.
The Battery and the Boiler|R.M. Ballantyne

He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill.
Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung
Night waned upon this talk, and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest.
Frankenstein|Mary W. Shelley

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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单词	witching
释义	witching [ wich-ing ] / ˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR witching ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for witching 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 The picture of that winter night, the witching face of Lisbeth and her mocking laugh as she rode away, kept recurring to his mind. Rodney, the Ranger\|John V. Lane He must be indeed calloused who can withstand, unmoved, the battery of their witching eyes. Aztec Land\|Maturin M. Ballou The witching hour of sunrise is fitted for confidential communications. The Battery and the Boiler\|R.M. Ballantyne He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill. Witching Hill\|E. W. Hornung Night waned upon this talk, and even the witching hour had gone by, before we retired to rest. Frankenstein\|Mary W. Shelley 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to witching enchanted, unusual, magic, mythical, fascinating, eerie, spooky, marvelous, extraordinary, otherworldly, wonderful, miraculous, uncanny, mysterious, weird, enchanting, spellbinding, occult, voodoo, black magic
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witching

noun

adjective

Origin of witching

OTHER WORDS FROM witching

Words nearby witching

Example sentences from the Web for witching

British Dictionary definitions for witching

adjective

noun

Derived forms of witching

Words related to witching