Hypertext Webster Gateway: "witching"
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) 1.7 (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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