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

Recent Examples on the Web

The song is upbeat and catchy, a mood shift from the eerie dream Sabrina’s just woken up from, allowing us to revel in the fun parts of Sabrina’s witch life (who wouldn’t want to be able to change outfits like that?!). — Jessica Macleish, Teen Vogue, "The Best Musical Moments from "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Part 2," 9 Apr. 2019 Last week, Disney released the dark and eerie first-look poster for the film, titled Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, showing Jolie donning a pair of massive wings and creepy horns on her head. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "Angelina Jolie and Four of Her Children Attend the Premiere of Disney's Dumbo," 12 Mar. 2019 In contrast to the intentionally eerie milieu Lo set, the beauty was decidedly softer, but no less arresting. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "The Pearl Hair Barrettes at Ryan Lo’s Romantic London Show Are Surprisingly DIY," 15 Feb. 2019 The book is a charmingly quaint, deeply eerie supernatural mystery about grief, necromancy, and the apocalypse. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "Films like The House With a Clock In Its Walls are poisonous to kids’ cinema," 23 Sep. 2018 The story goes that starting in 1966 some teenagers reported seeing an eerie light in the forest at the same location every night outside Paulding, Mich. — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Northwoods lodges offer a nostalgic getaway," 18 May 2018 Today’s storms brought rain and strong winds, and heavy clouds that created a canvas above Boston that featured dark shapes and shadows, and strange, eerie light. — BostonGlobe.com, "After the storm, the skies above Boston were eerie," 16 May 2018 Anyone who has watched a college basketball game in Las Vegas knows the sound, the eerie blend of roars and groans. — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Should we really be gambling on 19-year-old college kids?," 1 June 2018 In the past six months, DeLonge's associates have appeared on CNN and Fox News, written for The Washington Post and been cited in the New York Times - usually in the context of those eerie videos. — Dan Zak, courant.com, "UFOs are suddenly a serious news story - you can thank the guy from Blink-182 for that," 30 May 2018

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