witching

1 of 2

noun

witch·​ing ˈwi-chiŋ 

: the practice of witchcraft : sorcery

witching

2 of 2

adjective

: of, relating to, or suitable for sorcery or supernatural occurrences

the very witching time of night

—William Shakespeare

Examples of witching in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Key News Asian equities were largely higher on high volumes driven by FTSE Russell and S&P index rebalances and triple witching in the US, led higher by Japan, Hong Kong, and India outperforming as the Bank of Japan didn’t raise interest rates overnight, curtailing the Yen’s recent appreciation. —Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

For today, stocks are looking slightly lower in premarket and today is a quadruple witching where equity options, futures, options on futures and index futures all expire. —Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Adjective

Sabrina’s known to don a preppy red peacoat and a black headband; her witching rivals, the Weird Sisters, have coordinating long-sleeve tea dresses with lace Peter Pan collars. —Halie Lesavage, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2018

Both games also came down to a pair of clutch hits at what appeared to be the witching hour for the depleted bullpen and featured terrific defense. —Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 3 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1567, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing witching

• the witching hour

Kids Definition

witching

adjective

witch·​ing

ˈwich-iŋ

: of, relating to, or suitable for witchcraft

the witching hour