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When it draws near to witching time of night.
Robert Blair

Meaning of "witching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITCHING

witching  [ˈwɪtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Witching can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WITCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Witching

Witching may refer to: ▪ The Witching, a comic book series ▪ Triple witching, an economic concept ▪ Dowsing, a practice that attempts to locate objects without the use of scientific apparatus...

Definition of witching in the English dictionary

The first definition of witching in the dictionary is relating to or appropriate for witchcraft. Other definition of witching is bewitching. Witching is also witchcraft; magic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
bewitching
bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ
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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITCHING

witchbroom
witchcraft
witchen
witcheries
witchery
witches´ brew
witches´ butter
witches´ Sabbath
witches´-besom
witches´-broom
witchetty
witchetty grub
witchgrass
witchhood
witching hour
witchingly
witchknot
witchlike
witchweed
witchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITCHING

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 witching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «witching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITCHING

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

Translator English - Chinese

魔力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brujas
570 millions of speakers

English

witching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

witching
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колдовской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

witching
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মোহক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

witching
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Witching
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geister
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魔術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마녀가 횡행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Witching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về ma thuật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பில்லி சூனிய செயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

streghe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Witching
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чаклунський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

witching
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαγείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Witching
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

witching
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

witching
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of witching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITCHING»

The term «witching» is regularly used and occupies the 67.449 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITCHING» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «WITCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word witching.
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Robert Blair
When it draws near to witching time of night.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITCHING»

Discover the use of witching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to witching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Witching Hour
With a dreamlike power, the novel draws us, through circuitous, twilight paths, to the present and Rowan's increasingly inspired and risky moves in the merciless game that binds her to her heritage.
Anne Rice, 2010
2
Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America
Witching Culture is the first ethnography of this religious movement to focus specifically on the role of anthropology and folklore in its formation, on experiences that are central to its practice, and on what it reveals about identity and ...
Sabina Magliocco, 2011
3
White is for Witching
At once an unforgettable mystery and a meditation on race, nationality, and family legacies, White is for Witching is a boldly original, terrifying, and elegant novel by a prodigious talent.
Helen Oyeyemi, 2014
4
Water Witching U.S.A.
Water Witching U.S.A. is a lively look at "dowsing," full of personal accounts, historical background, and data from controlled experiments and a nationwide survey.
Evon Z. Vogt, Ray Hyman, 2000
5
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Daughters of the Witching Hill is a powerful novel of intrigue and revelation. This e-book includes a sample chapter of ILLUMINATIONS.
Mary Sharratt, 2010
6
Scooby-Doo and the Witching Hour
Scooby and the gang are picking pumpkins for Halloween when they see a witch haunting the pumpkin patch, and again at the town's annual Halloween party.
Sonia Sander, 2009
7
Witching Moon
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Rebecca York, 2003
8
Deadtime Stories: The Witching Game
When Lindsey and her friends play the wishing game "Bloody Mary" in front of a strange antique mirror, one by one their wishes start coming true, with horrifying results.
Annette Cascone, Gina Cascone, 2012
9
The Witching Hour
Everyone knows the devil is real.
Elizabeth Laird, 2010
10
Witching Hill
THE Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name. It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid. Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of ...
Ernest William Hornung, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term witching is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Salem: “The Witching Hour”
“The Witching Hour” is a beautifully shot episode of Salem. It's absolutely stunning on a visual level at times, and when you really think about just what it possibly ... «A.V. Club, Jun 15»
2
It's Quadruple Witching Day. What Exactly Does That Mean?
The "witching" term was coined when the expiration of futures and options ... The effect was greater market volatility, which became known as the "witching hour. «Benzinga, Jun 15»
3
Morning MoneyBeat: Quadruple Witching Could Whack Stocks
Quadruple witching occurs Friday when stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures all expire on the same day. This happens ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
4
Witching to find water
The lack of rain has forced California farmers and wine makers to turn from the sky to the ground to find water. It's down there, but you have to know exactly ... «KALW, May 15»
5
Use Volatility to Your Benefit but Be Careful of 'Quadruple Witching'
Quadruple witching refers to the expiration of four different asset contracts, that being index futures, single stock futures, stock options and index options. «TheStreet.com, Mar 15»
6
Napa Valley Winemaker Marc Mondavi Serves as "Water Witch …
The practice, also known as "water witching," resorts to using items like copper rods and prisms. It's a method Napa Valley winemaker Marc Mondavi uses. "Well ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 14»
7
Quadruple witching may bring added volatility, volume
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks could see increased volatility and higher trading volume Friday due to quadruple witching. "Although the day's ... «MarketWatch, Jun 14»
8
'Witching and Bitching' movie review: Horror-comedy aimed …
As energetic as it is irreverent, the Spanish-language horror-comedy "Witching and Bitching" is the latest madcap film from director Alex de la Iglesia. For those ... «The Times-Picayune, Jun 14»
9
Review: 'Witching And Bitching' Adds Witchcraft To The Battle Of The …
How delightful is it that we have filmmakers like Alex de la Iglesia and movies like “Witching And Bitching” being released every couple of years? This madcap ... «Indie Wire, Jun 14»
10
Witching & Bitching
Witching & Bitching opens with a heist sequence that could only come from the imagination of Álex De La Iglesia: a pawn shop stick-up on Madrid's ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jun 14»

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