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witching hour

witch·ing hour
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wich-ing ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wich-ing ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈwɪtʃ ɪŋ aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of witching hour words

  • noun witching hour midnight: a rendezvous at the witching hour. 1
  • noun witching hour midnight 1
See all 2 definitions of witching hour

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Origin of witching hour

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Witching hour

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Witching hour

witching hour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

witching hour usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for witching hour

noun witching hour

  • after hours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
  • caliginosity — darkness
  • midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
  • murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
  • dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
All 8 Synonyms of witching hour

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