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# conjuring

noun (conjuring, uncountable); also the -ing form of «conjure» (conjure, conjures, conjured, conjuring)

«conjuring» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Conjuring is doing magic tricks that seem impossible, such as making coins vanish or pulling a rabbit from a hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#m1)
2. Conjuring up something is making it appear as if by magic, or bringing a picture into someone's mind: «conjuring up memories». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, conjurers perform conjuring tricks at birthday parties. In stories wizards conjure spells. In English lessons, writers «conjure up images» with good description. Phrases: conjuring trick, conjure up.

### Examples

- The magician did conjuring tricks at my party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x1)
- She is learning conjuring with cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x2)
- The smell of baking conjured up memories of Grandma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x3)
- The wizard was conjuring a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x4)
- His story conjures up a spooky castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x5)
- Mum conjured up a meal from leftovers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «KUN-juh-ring». Conjuring tricks are illusions, not real magic. A person who conjures is a «conjurer» or «conjuror».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conjuring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conjuring/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conjuring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conjuring.html) on Mova free.