The casting of a magical charm.
"The wizard whispered incantations to cast his charming spell on the locked gate."
In plain English: A charming person is someone who has an appealing personality that makes others feel happy and drawn to them.
"Her charming was evident in her warm smile and gentle manner when she welcomed everyone to the party."
present participle of charm
"The magician waved his wand to charm the audience, but they were too skeptical to be charmed by his tricks."
In plain English: To charm someone is to make them feel happy and attracted through your friendly behavior.
"He spent his summer charming tourists with stories about local folklore."
pleasing or delighting
"endowed with charming manners"
"a charming little cottage"
"a charming personality"
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
"charming incantations"
"magic signs that protect against adverse influence"
"a magical spell"
"'tis now the very witching time of night"
"wizard wands"
"wizardly powers"
Pleasant, charismatic.
"The charming host greeted every guest with a warm smile and witty conversation that immediately made everyone feel at home."
The word charming comes from Middle English charmynge, which combined the verb charm with a suffix meaning "-ing." It entered English as an adjective describing someone or something that has the power of a charm.