witching en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch + -ing.
Meanings
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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.
a. 1822 (date written), John Keats, “[Supplementary Verses.] A Prophecy: To George Keats in America.”, in [Horace Elisha Scudder], editor, The Complete Poetical Works and Letters of John Keats, Cambridge edition, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], published 1899, →OCLC, page 249, column 1:
- Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something.
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(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?
1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more witching | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most witching | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
triple witching hour · witching hour
Synonyms
sorcerous · sortilegious · witchish · wizardy · witchlike · wizardly · mystical · sorcerous · charming · fascinating · witching · weird · mystical · captivating · delightful · magiciany · witchly · witchy · mystic · wizardlike · magicianlike · magicianly · wizardlike · magical · witchy · numinous · thaumaturgic
Translations (13)
hu lenyűgöző (bewitching, enchanting) · hu elbűvölő (bewitching, enchanting) · pl magiczny (of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers) · pl czarnoksięski (having the power to bewitch someone or something) · pl czarnoksięski (of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers) · hu varázslatos (bewitching, enchanting) · hu vajákos (having the power to bewitch someone or something) · pl magiczny (having the power to bewitch someone or something) · pl czarujący (bewitching, enchanting) · hu elragadó (bewitching, enchanting) · hu megbabonázó (bewitching, enchanting) · hu vajákos (of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers) · hu elbájoló (bewitching, enchanting)