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Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.
Henry Ward Beecher

Meaning of "bewitching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEWITCHING

bewitching  [bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEWITCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bewitching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEWITCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bewitching

Witchcraft

Witchcraft is the use of magical faculties, most commonly for religious, divinatory or medicinal purposes. This may take many forms depending on cultural context. The belief in and the practice of magic has been present since the earliest human cultures and continues to have an important religious and medicinal role in many cultures today. "Magic is central not only in 'primitive' societies but in 'high cultural' societies as well..." The concept of witchcraft as harmful is often treated as a cultural ideology providing a scapegoat for human misfortune. This was particularly the case in the early modern period of Europe where witchcraft came to be seen as part of a vast diabolical conspiracy of individuals in league with the Devil undermining Christianity, eventually leading to large-scale witch-hunts, especially in Protestant Europe. Witch hunts continue to this day with tragic consequences. Since the mid-20th century Witchcraft has become the designation of a branch of modern paganism. It is most notably practiced in the Wiccan and witchcraft traditions, some of whom claim to practice a revival of pre-Abrahamic spirituality.

Definition of bewitching in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEWITCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
bitching
ˈbɪtʃɪŋ
breeching
ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
enriching
ɪnˈrɪtʃɪŋ
itching
ˈɪtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
twitching
ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ
witching
ˈwɪtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEWITCHING

bewig
bewilder
bewildered
bewilderedly
bewilderedness
bewildering
bewilderingly
bewilderment
bewinged
bewitch
bewitcher
bewitchery
bewitchingly
bewitchment
beworm
bewrap
bewray
bewrayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEWITCHING

aching
anything
birdwatching
branching
couching
English Language Teaching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
hatching
Kuching
penny-pinching
quenching
ranching
retching
scorching
screeching
soul-searching
squelching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of bewitching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEWITCHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bewitching» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bewitching

Translation of «bewitching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEWITCHING

Find out the translation of bewitching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bewitching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bewitching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迷人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hechizante
570 millions of speakers

English

bewitching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोहक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خلاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завораживающее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfeitiçante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনোরম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

envoûtant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bewitching
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

betörenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魅惑的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요염한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bewitching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mê mẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளத்தை கொள்ளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोहक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyüleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammaliante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urzekający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завораживающее
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fascinant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαγευτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betowerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förhäxande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forheksende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bewitching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEWITCHING»

The term «bewitching» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEWITCHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bewitching

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4 QUOTES WITH «BEWITCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bewitching.
1
Katharine Lee Bates
Spanish children are too often ill-cared for, but despite the abuses of ignorant motherhood and fatherhood, such vivid, vivacious, bewitching little people as they are!
2
Henry Ward Beecher
Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.
3
Hamish Bowles
I found myself at dusk in the bewitching Roman city of Jerash with H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan one year, and scrambling with hardened paparazzi to get an image of the Princess of Wales in a tiny Nepalese clinic in the foothills of the Himalayas another.
4
Lou Henry Hoover
The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEWITCHING»

Discover the use of bewitching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bewitching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bewitching
What's a Duke to do when a carefully selected bride rejects him rather than marry without love?
Jill Barnett, 2010
2
Bewitching
Bewitching can be a beast.
Alex Flinn, 2012
3
Bewitching Russian Opera: The Tsarina from State to Stage
In Bewitching Russian Opera: The Tsarina from State to Stage, Inna Naroditskaya investigates the musical lives of four female monarchs who ruled Russia for most of the eighteenth century - Catherine I, Anna, Elizabeth, and Catherine the ...
Inna Naroditskaya, 2012
4
The Bewitching of Anne Gunter: A Horrible and True Story of ...
William Sawyer said that he had heard rumours of Agnes Pepwell bewitching Anne Gunter with Elizabeth Gregory's assistance, and also that Pepwell had a reputation for bewitching men's cattle. This last point was confirmed by Gilbert ...
James Sharpe, 2012
5
Bewitching Season
And along the way, Persy learns that husband hunting isn’t such an odious task after all, if you can find the right quarry. Bewitching Season is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Marissa Doyle, 2009
6
Bewitching Women, Pious Men: Gender and Body Politics in ...
"This collection presents new ethnographic research, framed in terms of new theoretical developments, and contains fine scholarship and lively writing.
Aihwa Ong, Michael G. Peletz, 1995
7
Storytelling: Bewitching the Modern Mind
Its aim is not to change the world as it exists, but to affect the way it is perceived. This is the subject of Christian Salmon "s Storytelling, which looks at how the creative imagination has been hijacked in the twenty-first century.
Christian Salmon, 2010
8
Bewitching Cross Stitch
Crosstitching.
Joan Elliott, 2009
9
Bewitching Development: Witchcraft and the Reinvention of ...
In Bewitching Development, James Howard Smith presents a close ethnographic account of how people in the Taita Hills of Kenya have appropriated and made sense of development thought and practice, focusing on the complex ways that ...
James Howard Smith, 2008
10
The Bewitching of Alison Allbright
Alison's dreams of living a life of elegance and luxury start coming true when affluent, sophisticated Mrs. Considine takes her under her wing, but only too late does Alison realize the power of Mrs. Considine's spell.
Alan Davidson, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEWITCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bewitching is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer on the Swiss Riviera: From Lausanne to Montreux
... I understood that the main draw to the area is this wonderful, bewitching lake that hypnotises visitors with its magnetic quality. The force of its ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
DVD: Story of My Death
Serra creates a bewitching, slow-burn piece that delights in the very painterly quality of its visuals, particularly those that shade towards night, ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
3
Kendall Jenner Looks Like the Sexiest Fairy Princess Ever
The kind that casts wicked spells on mere mortal princesses, stomping on their dreams with her sky-high platform sandals and bewitching ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
4
You will fall in love with Amy Winehouse
"Amy was a very witty, bright, funny girl. She's bewitching," says Asif Kapadia, the British film-maker behind the new documentary everyone's ... «GQ India, Jul 15»
5
Nurse's magic leaves North Middlesex in a healthy position after …
His bewitching spell of 6-26 in 12.2 overs saw the hosts fold from a position of relative prosperity at 60-2 to 97 all out. And despite one or two ... «Tottenham & Wood Green Journal, Jul 15»
6
Just How Much Is This Gospel Singer Worth? Exclusive Ride On An …
Exclusive Ride On An Extremely Expensive Yacht With Bewitching Ladies In The UK (Photos). Monday, 06 July 2015 17:37 , Written by Martin Oduor · Just How ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»
7
Helado Negro 'Young, Latin And Proud'
It's woozy and bewitching, a track that floats by so easily you find yourself continually clicking restart. Latino strains sneak through in Negro's vocal performance, ... «Purple Sneakers, Jul 15»
8
Child Marriages - MPs Want Parents Arrested
You are bewitching your own child by carrying out such practices." MDC-T Senator for Matabeleland South, Sithembile Mlotshwa, supported ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust review – exquisite curiosities
It is a most bewitching vision of weightless balletic grace yet there is something sinister in the red bead that dangles from her hands. It feels like ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
What a dish: the UK's most beautiful plates of food
Today, a dish's components must appear to have been insouciantly strewn by Tinker Bell in a bewitching melee of dots and splodges and tiny, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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