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adjective

Definition of hauntingnext
as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

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verb

present participle of haunt
as in visiting
to go to or spend time in often much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds

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Recent Examples of haunting
Adjective
The exhibition’s lighting slowly reveals another haunting detail. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 This is a moody, weird, haunting, often beautiful film, punctuated by sudden violence and horror. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon. — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 On the 1994 comeback album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, Sparks imagined Liberace, who died in 1987, making his own comeback in the afterlife, adored again as a phantom haunting the Earth. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for haunting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
  1. eerie
  2. visiting
  3. creepy
  4. frequenting
  5. affecting
Adjective
  • That feeling is not helped by looking at the others around you, who, in the eerie, silvery light, suddenly look almost ghoulish.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, there was a bit of an eerie coincidence that fans started to notice as the day went on.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of eerie
Verb
  • Jones was only three doors from his house, visiting his neighbor, 46-year-old Jwon Martin, when Jones and Martin were murdered.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In a series of Instagram Stories on May 14, The Flip Off star expressed her love for Wisconsin after seemingly visiting for the first time.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of visiting
Adjective
  • Men are supposed to pay for dinner but also treat women as equals; to initiate flirty banter but never be creepy or aggressive; to be sturdy and masculine but also empathetic and thoughtful.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Or maybe his creepy siblings are in the building also and soon Negan will be in the most terrifying encounter of his life.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of creepy
Verb
  • After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Definition of frequenting
Verb
  • But as a result, HOAs have considerable environmental policy power, affecting how entire neighborhoods use water, generate energy, provide wildlife habitat and respond to climate change.
    — Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • According to the Toronto Sun, Hylands was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow, in October 2021.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
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