- present participle of witch.
witching
Example Sentences
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Triple witching days, when multiple options expire, can lead to higher trading volume and market volatility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
This June’s expiration is what’s known as quadruple witching, when contracts for stock options, index options, index futures and single-stock futures expire simultaneously.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Yet these stories have real heft and depth and will linger in the imagination well beyond the witching time of year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The witching hour has begun, a disquieting moment for them to have nothing to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Perhaps, she told herself, this was what they called the witching hour.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
