# wizarding

Pronunciation: US say "WIZ-urd-ing" /ˈwɪz.ɚd.ɪŋ/; UK/AUS say "WIZ-uhd-ing" /ˈwɪz.əd.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The practice of magic, especially the magical work that a wizard does.
   - Simple: The magic that a person with magic powers does, like casting spells.
   - _After years of wizarding, the old hermit could call down rain with a word._
   - _The village paid her in eggs and cheese for a little wizarding now and then._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of wizard. — present participle and gerund of wizard
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of wizard. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.
   - _The sorcerer stood on the cliff, wizarding a storm out of a clear sky._
   - _They were wizarding late into the night, trying to break the curse._

## Origin

Formed from wizard and the suffix -ing, and popularized in the late 1990s by J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

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