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Synonyms for witch
Synonyms: Noun
enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress
Synonyms: Verb
allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile
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Examples of witch in a Sentence
Noun
an herbalist and self-proclaimed witch Her mother-in-law is a bitter old witch.Verb
the woman did witch me with her gentle smile
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Wizards and witches can get down to dancing at this Harry Potter themed costume party. — Anchorage Daily News, "Autumn activities are back: Fungus fair, fall harvest tea and moose madness," 5 Sep. 2019 Wicked: The hit musical about the witches of Oz returns. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "San Jose calendar of events for the week of Aug. 30," 30 Aug. 2019 Chloe x Halle's Halle Bailey will play Ariel, and Melissa McCarthy was recently announced as the evil sea witch Ursula. — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, "Billy Eichner Volunteers to Play Prince Eric in 'Little Mermaid' After Harry Styles Passes: 'I'm Ready'," 14 Aug. 2019 Scaramucci drew a parallel between Republican supporters of Trump to soldiers in the movie who had previously protected the witch. — oregonlive.com, "Scaramucci says GOP should consider replacing Trump on 2020 ticket," 12 Aug. 2019 Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives by means of the dark arts, but as the bodies mount up, Mark is certain there has to be a rational explanation. — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Kaya Scodelario, Rufus Sewell Cast in Amazon, BBC Agatha Christie Adaptation 'Pale Horse'," 30 July 2019 Muggles, marauders, witches, and wizards in grades K through 12 are welcome. — chicagotribune.com, "Calendar: Celebrate Harry Potter's birthday Wednesday in Lake Forest," 23 July 2019 There's even a video of herself dressed as the sea witch. — Alexis Jones, Harper's BAZAAR, "Everything We Know About the New Little Mermaid Starring Halle Bailey," 19 July 2019 Rachel Finley does it in two roles, as the unnerving leader of the three witches and as Lady Macduff, who fails to heed warnings of the doom heading for her and her children. — sun-sentinel.com, "Review: A dark and earnest ‘Macbeth’ from New City Players," 16 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Investors are warned that volatility can increase during a quadruple witching as traders adjust their positions. — The New York Times, New York Times, "Expect Fed to Raise Interest Rate and F.C.C. to Repeal Net Neutrality," 10 Dec. 2017 Those include Agni's Philosophy and Witch Chapter 0 [cry], the latter of which used bleeding-edge software and hardware in the form of DirectX 12, an eight-core Intel processor, and four Nvidia Titan X graphics cards. — Mark Walton, Ars Technica, "Final Fantasy 15 on PC: Has Square Enix lost its way, or do graphics really matter?," 25 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'witch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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