Definition of "witching"

'Tis the witching time of night, / Orbed is the moon and bright, / And the Stars they glisten, glisten, / Seeming with bright eyes to listen.

a. 1822 (date written), John Keats, “[Supplementary Verses.] A Prophecy: To George Keats in America.”, in [Horace Elisha Scudder], editor, The Complete Poetical Works and Letters of John Keats, Cambridge edition, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], published 1899, page 249, column 1

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?

1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds

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.

2002, Christine Gentry, When Spirits Walk, page 28