Definition of WITCHING

witching

Plural: witchings

Noun

  • The practice of witchcraft or sorcery.
  • the use or practice of witchcraft
  • gerund of witch: an act of witchcraft.

Verb

  • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
  • present participle and gerund of witch

Adjective Satellite

  • possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
    • "'tis now the very witching time of night"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
  • Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something.
  • Bewitching, enchanting.

Examples

  • His Scrabble strategy, full of unexpected bingos, felt like pure WITCHING.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 17

witching: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
witching: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
witching: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

witching: valid Words With Friends Word