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witching¹

  • /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch + -ing.

adjective more witching · most witching

  1. Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers. 'Tis the witching time of night, / Orbed is the moon and bright, / And the Stars they glisten, glisten, / Seeming with bright eyes to listen.

    Similar: mystical, sorcerous, witchy, wizardlike, magical, mystic, numinous, sortilegious, thaumaturgic, witching, magicianlike, magicianly

  2. Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something.
  3. archaic Bewitching, enchanting. But who is this witching beauty by his side, who would fain impress you with a belief that that mischief which will not remain concealed for the briefest period, is not her entire composition?

    Similar: captivating, charming, delightful, fascinating

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of witch

witching²

  • /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English wicchinge, from Old English wiċċung (“witching, witchcraft”), equivalent to witch + -ing.

noun witchings

  1. countable, gerund, uncountable gerund of witch: an act of witchcraft. There was a lot of information to draw upon because his occupation exposed him to more witchings every month than most individuals experienced in a life time.

    Similar: bewitchment, fascination, ensorcellment, bewitching, spellcasting, enchanting, enchantment, incantation, witchery, witching

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@misc{witching_2026,
  title = {witching},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/witching},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}