witching hour

Etymology
From. (“midnight”) was popularized by the reference to the “witching time of night” in the play  (written ; published 1603) by the English playwright (1564–1616): see the quotation.

Noun

 * 1)  Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also, the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.
 * 2)  The hour between 3:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons.
 * 3) A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 * 4)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
 * 1)  The hour between 3:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons.
 * 2) A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 * 3)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
 * 1)  The hour between 3:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons.
 * 2) A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 * 3)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
 * 1) A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 * 2)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
 * 1) A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 * 2)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.
 * 1)  The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility.

Translations

 * Arabic: ساعة السحر
 * Cebuano: tinggawas
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: l'heure du crime
 * German:
 * Italian: ora delle streghe, ora del diavolo
 * Macedonian: глува доба
 * Polish: godzina duchów
 * Russian: час ведьмовства
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: глуво доба
 * Roman:
 * Spanish: hora de las brujas
 * Swedish:, spöktimmen definite singular


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Macedonian: