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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The eerie clip features narration from Cale as Charli awakens in a gloomy house and pours hot candle wax on her body.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Much of the debris had been cleared, which made the houseless lots seem even more eerie.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Pluribus finds Gilligan tapping into the eerie sensibility of his past work on The X-Files, where evocative sci-fi concepts were used to draw out big ideas and explorations of character.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
The video teaser Chrli shared features eerie, horror film–like sound effects and the haunting sound of violins as Charli is pinned down by an elderly hand while staring directly into the camera.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Much of the debris had been cleared, which made the houseless lots seem even more eerie.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Pluribus finds Gilligan tapping into the eerie sensibility of his past work on The X-Files, where evocative sci-fi concepts were used to draw out big ideas and explorations of character.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
The video teaser Chrli shared features eerie, horror film–like sound effects and the haunting sound of violins as Charli is pinned down by an elderly hand while staring directly into the camera.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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 15 Nov. 2025.
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