I. ˈwichiŋ, -chēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English wicching, from Old English wiccung, from wiccian to practice witchcraft + -ung -ing — more at witch
: the practice of witchcraft : sorcery
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of obsolete English witch to practice witchcraft, from Middle English wicchen, from Old English wiccian
1. : of, relating to, or suitable for sorcery of supernatural occurrences
'tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn — Shakespeare
the witching light of a fen fire — O.E.Rölvaag
2.
[from present participle of witch (IV) ]
: bewitching, fascinating
a terrain which nature has adorned with witching beauty — Raymond Moley
• witch·ing·ly adverb