witchings
witchings is the plural of witching.
Meaning of witching
Adjective
witching (comparative more witching, superlative most witching)
- Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
- 'Tis the witching time of night, / Orbed is the moon and bright, / And the Stars they glisten, glisten, / Seeming with bright eyes to listen.a. 1822 (date written), John Keats, “[Supplementary Verses.] A Prophecy: To George Keats in America.”, in [Horace Elisha Scudder], editor, The Complete Poetical Works and Letters of John Keats...
- Synonyms:
- mystical, sorcerous, witchy, wizardlike, magical, mystic, numinous, sortilegious, thaumaturgic, magicianlike
- Of a person: having the power to bewitch someone or something.
- Bewitching, enchanting.
- But who is this witching beauty by his side, who would fain impress you with a belief that that mischief which will not remain concealed for the briefest period, is not her entire composition?1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
- Synonyms:
- captivating, charming, delightful, fascinating
Questions about witchings
- What is witchings the plural of?
- Witchings is the plural of witching.
Words near witchings in the dictionary
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