SPELLING

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

(sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

"I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic."

To work in place of (someone).

"to spell the helmsman"

To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

"They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

To rest from work for a time.

The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.