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witching

Definition of witching

noun

[mass noun]
  • the practice of witchcraft: [as modifier]:my hideous appearance and witching skills

Phrases

the witching hour

midnight (with reference to the belief that witches are active and magic takes place at that time).
[with allusion to the witching time of night from Shakespeare's Hamlet ( iii. ii. 377)]

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Definition of witching in the US English dictionary
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