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witching hour
noun
- midnight:
a rendezvous at the witching hour.
witching hour
noun
- the witching hourthe hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of witching hour1
Idioms and Phrases
Midnight, as in They arrived just at the witching hour . This term alludes to older superstitions concerning a time appropriate to witchcraft and other supernatural occurrences. Shakespeare and others wrote of 鈥渢he witching time of night.鈥 The precise phrase was first recorded in 1835.Example Sentences
Or more recently, on a cold, rainy December night at The Witching Hour in Bushwick.
Henry Cavill is going from 鈥淭he Witcher鈥 to the witching hour: The actor is expecting his first child with entertainment executive Natalie Viscuso, The Times has confirmed.
The witching hour has begun, a disquieting moment for them to have nothing to do.
As the witching hour approached, a buzzing crowd mingled, played themed character 亚洲网紅露点 and snagged official 鈥淚ron Flame鈥 merch as they waited to pick up their limited-edition hardcovers at midnight.
Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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