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English Dictionary: Witching by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
witching
adj
  1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"
    Synonym(s): charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly
n
  1. the use or practice of witchcraft
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Witching \Witch"ing\, a.
      That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or
      witchcraft; bewitching. [bd]The very witching time of
      night.[b8] --Shak. -- {Witch"ing*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Witch \Witch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Witching}.] [AS. wiccian.]
      To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.
  
               [I 'll] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
               Whether within us or without The spell of this illusion
               be That witches us to hear and see.         --Lowell.
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