"witching" meaning in English

See witching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: more witching [comparative], most witching [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wicching}} Middle English wicching, {{af|en|witch|-ing|id2=participial}} witch + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} witching (comparative more witching, superlative most witching)
  1. Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers. Translations (of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers): vajákos (Hungarian), czarnoksięski (Polish), magiczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-witching-en-adj-35Wif6Xq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 10 14 37 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 4 29 23 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 3 25 35 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 2 33 31 2 Synonyms: mystical, sorcerous, witchy, wizardlike, magical, mystic, mystical, numinous, sorcerous, sortilegious, thaumaturgic, witching, magicianlike, magicianly, magiciany, weird [archaic], witchish, witchlike, witchly, witchy, wizardlike, wizardly, wizardy Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers': 94 1 5
  2. Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something. Translations (having the power to bewitch someone or something): vajákos (Hungarian), czarnoksięski (Polish), magiczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-witching-en-adj-QNpRo1oF Disambiguation of 'having the power to bewitch someone or something': 4 73 24
  3. (archaic) Bewitching, enchanting. Tags: archaic Synonyms: captivating, charming, delightful, fascinating Translations (bewitching, enchanting): elbűvölő (Hungarian), elragadó (Hungarian), lenyűgöző (Hungarian), varázslatos (Hungarian), elbájoló (Hungarian), megbabonázó (Hungarian), czarujący (Polish)
    Sense id: en-witching-en-adj-VEmHptdl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 10 14 37 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 24 9 41 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 3 25 35 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 2 33 31 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 25 35 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 6 46 22 2 Disambiguation of 'bewitching, enchanting': 7 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: triple witching hour, witching hour
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: witchings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wicchinge, from Old English wiċċung (“witching, witchcraft”), equivalent to witch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wicchinge}} Middle English wicchinge, {{inh|en|ang|wiċċung|t=witching, witchcraft}} Old English wiċċung (“witching, witchcraft”), {{af|en|witch|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} witch + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} witching (plural witchings)
  1. gerund of witch: an act of witchcraft. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: witch (extra: an act of witchcraft) Derived forms: quadruple witching, triple witching, water witching Translations (act of witchcraft): rontás (Hungarian), czary [nonvirile, plural] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-witching-en-noun-mJZKpJ0C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 10 14 37 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 13 5 22 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 3 25 35 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 2 33 31 2 Synonyms: bewitchment, fascination, ensorcellment, bewitching, bewitchment, spellcasting, enchanting, enchantment, fascination [archaic], ensorcellment, incantation, witchery, witching
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology: From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wicching}} Middle English wicching, {{af|en|witch|-ing|id2=participial}} witch + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} witching
  1. present participle and gerund of witch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: witch
    Sense id: en-witching-en-verb-1v~mqFnn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something."
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          "text": "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?",
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          "word": "delightful"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers",
      "word": "vajákos"
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      "word": "vajákos"
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      "word": "magiczny"
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      "sense": "bewitching, enchanting",
      "word": "elragadó"
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      "sense": "bewitching, enchanting",
      "word": "lenyűgöző"
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      "sense": "bewitching, enchanting",
      "word": "varázslatos"
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      "sense": "bewitching, enchanting",
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      "sense": "bewitching, enchanting",
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      "word": "quadruple witching"
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      "word": "rontás"
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