variants
or less commonly eery
eerier; eeriest
1
: so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
a coyote's eerie howl
the similarities were eerie
also
: seemingly not of earthly origin
the flames cast an eerie glow
2
chiefly Scotland
: affected with fright : scared
Examples of eerie in a Sentence
The flames cast an eerie glow.
a land of eerie beauty
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The most recent of these was just two years ago, when eastern and central swathes of the United States experienced the path of totality, the phenomenon that casts daytime into eerie midnight blackness for unnerving lengths of time.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
The pained-looking expressions on the faces and a gloss of eerie motion smoothing communicate the central thesis that Altman can’t be trusted.
—Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
As time stretches on, disturbing events begin to unfold, including eerie screams over the water and a mysterious figure watching from the woods.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
The most recent of these was just two years ago, when eastern and central swathes of the United States experienced the path of totality, the phenomenon that casts daytime into eerie midnight blackness for unnerving lengths of time.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
The pained-looking expressions on the faces and a gloss of eerie motion smoothing communicate the central thesis that Altman can’t be trusted.
—Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
As time stretches on, disturbing events begin to unfold, including eerie screams over the water and a mysterious figure watching from the woods.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eerie
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerie. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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