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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Witching  \Witch"ing\,  a. 
  That  witches  or  enchants;  suited  to  enchantment  or 
  witchcraft;  bewitching.  ``The  very  witching  time  of  night.'' 
  --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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  witching 
  adj  :  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" 
  [syn:  {charming},  {magic},  {magical},  {sorcerous},  {witching(a)}, 
  {wizard(a)},  {wizardly}]




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