witching

present participle of witch, archaic

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Recent Examples of witching 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 See All Example Sentences for witching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witching
Verb
  • Then the picture begins to blur before coming back into clear focus to reveal Novak, still enchanting at 92, standing in a room filled with her paintings.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s even a growing market for clunky-but-charming mini cathode-ray-style TVs — and boomboxes with streaming capability.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Slowly, the feline warmed up to visitors, charming them with his gentle personality.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Landau understands and supports not just Bruce’s vision but Bruce himself, which is how Nebraska, so bleak and bewitching, eventually emerges into the world.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To get Kim back to talks, Koh said Trump would have to bring something enticing him to the table this time around.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The temptation to shop is turbocharged with algorithms like that of TikTok Shop, enticing people to try more channels and products.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Witching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witching. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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