Definition of EERIE

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weird, eerie, uncanny mean mysteriously strange or fantastic. weird may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness or it may stress queerness or oddness. weird creatures from another world eerie suggests an uneasy or fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work. an eerie calm preceded the bombing raid uncanny implies disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness. an uncanny resemblance between total strangers

Examples of eerie in a Sentence

The flames cast an eerie glow. a land of eerie beauty

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The ferocity of the blast created permanent, eerie shadows of someone incinerated — human beings, once living their lives, imprinted on the sidewalk. — Katherine Jones, idahostatesman, "Does Hiroshima offer any wisdom for us today? Two surviving sisters reflect | Idaho Statesman," 13 Apr. 2018 My friend pointed out the eerie and afterwards-unignorable lack of birdsong, which is attributable to overhunting. — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Luang Prabang Is the Ideal Southeast Asian City," 20 Nov. 2018 Houston has a history with flooding — and the events on Wednesday were for some an eerie reminder of the devastation caused when Hurricane Harvey hit the city last August. — Jennifer Calfas, Time, "Flash Floods Rain Out Fourth of July Festivities in Houston," 4 July 2018 Glushkov's death was a eerie echo of his friend Boris Berezovsky, an exiled Russian oligarch and an outspoken critic of Putin who was found in 2013 with a rope around his neck — and whose death was initially a suspected suicide. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, "Friend of dead Putin critic was strangled, British police say," 16 Mar. 2018 This is what Terenzi heard back in 1987: a dark, eerie sound emanating from a galaxy 180 million light years away. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Meet the Astronomer Who Listens to the Music of the Cosmos," 12 May 2015 Even better, given its hopeful take on the field's uncanny and eerie happenings. — Alexandra Gekas, Woman's Day, "12 Best Movies Based on Books," 2 Aug. 2010 The location of his new office space offers an eerie parallel as well: The Janus Capital Group (now Janus Henderson), which Gross joined after leaving Pimco, is just a short walk from Pimco’s headquarters in Newport Beach. — Sean Elder, Town & Country, "The War of The Grosses: Inside the Bitter Divorce Battle of the Laguna Beach "Bond King"," 22 Oct. 2018 The similarities between Markle and Prince Harry and the Love Actually characters Sam and Joanna are eerie. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "7 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Conspiracy Theories So Ridiculous You Have to Laugh," 18 July 2018

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