witching
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɪtʃɪŋ/
- Legends say that witches perform their rituals at the witching hour.
Examples
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Three a. m. is the demonic witching hour.
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We even knew what time was the "witching hour," when we were most likely to get such calls.
Blog text (13) -
All right, boys, we're getting into the witching hour.
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Tonight at the witching hour.
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It's getting close to the witching hour, so I have work to do.
Blog text (17) -
So let's count it down as we get down to the witching hour!
Fiction book (1995) -
"It's the witching hour, boys and girls, and you all know how witches used to fly away on Halloween.
Fiction book (1990) -
'Tis now the very witching time of night...
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SOPHIE: It was the witching hour, when the bogeyman comes out.
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I looked up at her sunburst clock and saw that it was 12:32—the true witching hour.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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7.0
A practice of using magic and spells to help or harm people
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9.8
Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices
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9.2
To use magic to control people or events, often to harm
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9.1
The use of magic and spells to do strange things
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9.9
The study and practice of magic and secret powers
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9.4
Using special words and small actions to make magic happen
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8.5
Using words or actions to make magic happen
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9.9
A practice of witchcraft and magic often found in Latin American communities
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8.6
Interest in and practice of ceremonies in religion and magic
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9.9
Practices that try to use hidden powers like magic
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9.9
Rituals that try to call or connect people with gods
A practice of doing magic using spells and potions
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Witching comes from the word witch, which means 'a person who uses magic'. So witching as a noun is the act of using witchcraft or casting spells, and thinking of a witch doing magic helps you remember this meaning.