different between witching vs pitching

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English wicching, wicchand, equivalent to witch +? -ing.

Verb

witching

1. present participle of witch

Adjective

witching (comparative more witching, superlative most witching)

1. (archaic) bewitching; enchanting
   • 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds

     But who is this witching beauty by his side, who would fain impress you with a belief that that mischief which will not remain concealed for the briefest period, is not her entire composition?

Etymology 2

From Middle English wicchinge, from Old English wi??ung (“witching, witchcraft”), equivalent to witch +? -ing.

Noun

witching (plural witchings)

1. An act of witchcraft.
   • 2002, Christine Gentry, When Spirits Walk (page 28)

     There was a lot of information to draw upon because his occupation exposed him to more witchings every month than most individuals experienced in a life time.

Anagrams

• Gwitchin

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?t??.??/

Verb

pitching

1. present participle of pitch

   As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.

See also

• pitching a tent

Noun

pitching (plural pitchings)

1. The act of throwing or casting.

2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
   • c. 1874, Henry Mayhew, London Characters

     All this testifies to that yearning for green fields and rural sports which a life amidst bricks, pavements and pitching-stones

3. (engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

References

• pitching in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.