"wizarding" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From wizard + -ing, popularized in the late 1990s by J K Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wizard|ing}} wizard + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wizarding (uncountable)
  1. The magical work of a wizard; sorcery, witchcraft. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Harry Potter
    Sense id: en-wizarding-en-noun--7azhXL5 Disambiguation of Harry Potter: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Etymology: From wizard + -ing, popularized in the late 1990s by J K Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wizard|ing}} wizard + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wizarding
  1. present participle and gerund of wizard Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wizard
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          "text": "And he said he knew the paper was but a forgery, my lord; that His Highness, Rechad Effendi, had never seen it; that his master the American knew this too; that he had learnt all my lord's plans by wizarding, and knew them...",
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