: the practice of witchcraft : sorcery
: of, relating to, or suitable for sorcery or supernatural occurrences
the very witching time of night—
William Shakespeare
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
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
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
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Noun
This is the first time as of Oct. 21 — three weeks into the witching month — that CU and CSU both had winning records at the same time this late in the season since … 2017.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2024
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
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
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“Witching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witching. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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