witching

verb

Definition of witchingnext
present participle of witch, archaic
as in fascinating
to attract or delight as if by magic the woman did witch me with her gentle smile

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Recent Examples of witching Most of the movie takes place in that witching-hour window, an airlessly silent time where an at-home podcaster doesn’t worry about being interrupted by a leaf blower, an ice cream truck or a dog. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 An awareness of this truth, more fundamental than witching-hour misery or child-hostile workplaces, is the very worst of being a mother. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 La Befana in Italy In Italy, Christmastime is witching season, at least for the good witch Le Befana. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2025 Finally, today is triple witching with equity options, futures and futures options all set to expire. — Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 And also that people have used four branches of witch hazel as the vining rods or witching sticks to find water. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witching
  1. fascinating
  2. enchanting
  3. charming
  4. bewitching
  5. enticing
Verb
  • From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascinating
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  • Even the Owens family’s enchanting New England home, which the internet has spent nearly three decades foaming at the mouth over, is barely seen, as much of the film takes place overseas.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Practical Magic 2 has Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman enchanting a new generation of fans, but not everyone from the original cast returned for the sequel.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of enchanting
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  • As John and Gates are playing cards, with the con man still working on charming the agent, the first guard assigned outside in the hallway drops.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Plant flowering shrubs or vines that can trail over the top, charming the neighbors while screening the view at the same time.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
Definition of charming
Verb
  • Those fully committed to the Halloween spirit can indulge in bewitching burgundies, inky blacks, and other delightfully dark shades.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Its origins lie in the real persecution of Urbain Grandier, a priest in 17th-century France accused of bewitching a convent of nuns.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bewitching
Verb
  • This democratization would be yet another brick in the road toward a new generation enticing the James Beard Awards to the city’s door.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Chicago lawmakers are reluctant to help the Bears leave the city, which makes long-shot ideas like the Rate Field plan enticing.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enticing

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“Witching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witching. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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