conjuring

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conjure

A conjuring is when someone performs magic tricks or illusions that seem real but aren't. You might see a magician doing card tricks and it looks like they're really reading minds.

Conjuring is often used to describe performances on stage, television, or even online videos where magicians make things disappear, levitate, or change before our eyes. It's not uncommon for people to talk about their favorite conjurors or to go see live magic shows with friends and family. Some conjurers use special props and costumes to create an atmosphere of wonder and awe. Others focus on close-up magic, making coins disappear from your pocket or making a card jump out of the deck. When someone is good at conjuring, it's like they're creating their own little world of magic right before our eyes.

How common is "conjuring"?

Word conjuring is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To perform magic tricks.
Example: He started conjuring at the age of 15, and is now a famous stage magician.
To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
To practice black magic.
To enchant or bewitch.
To evoke.
To imagine or picture in the mind.
To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
To conspire or plot.

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noun

(gerund of conjure) An act in which something is conjured

Real examples of "conjuring" in context

Bob Odenkirk Has a Fire in His Belly While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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And why do I want it? Because fuck that guy and fuck this person and I'm going to get them back. And, you know, and you're just conjuring up those feelings. It's exhausting.

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