witching

/wɪtʃɪŋ/
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Other forms: witchingly; witchings

Definitions of witching
  1. noun
    the use or practice of witchcraft
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    type of:
    practice
    the exercise of a profession
  2. adjective
    possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
    “"'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare”
    synonyms: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, wizard, wizardly
    supernatural
    not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
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