- present participle of witch.
witching
Example Sentences
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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
Fittingly, Day made it in the witching hours after last year’s Niteharts Festival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s not great timing for a quadruple witching day.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Friday also marks the regular quarterly expiration of a series of both futures and options on indexes and single stocks, known as “quadruple witching hour.”
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
Anyone could see it was three thirty—the peak of the witching hour—but Gen stared at the clock blankly.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
