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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
In the haunting video taken by Osorio Zuluaga, a group of people shifted wreckage from the building to reach the adult and baby, CNN, CBS News and ABC News reported. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 For those who lived just steps from the family, the killings left behind shock, heartbreak and haunting questions about whether something had been missed. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haunting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
  1. eerie
  2. visiting
  3. creepy
  4. frequenting
  5. affecting
Adjective
  • In a campaign known as Operation Wandering Soul, US forces played recordings of eerie sounds and voices where combatants were fighting in the jungle.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At maximum eclipse, much of the moon may take on an eerie reddish hue as sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere is refracted into the shadow and onto the lunar surface.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of eerie
Verb
  • Todd, who produces the film, recalls the emotions of visiting the set for the first time, during a scene that struck a personal chord with her experience with her son.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There are also the vendors, games, rides, and exhibitors that must juggle visiting other state fairs into their schedules.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of visiting
Adjective
  • Mikkelsen is so charming and handsome and creepy and Will Graham pulls out all the stops.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Analog can be comforting or creepy, as in the vintage board game Tom and ‘William’ (Baltz) play in Episode 2.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 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
  • In the long run, successful commercialization of solid-state transformers could even help ease the broader supply chain shortage affecting power transformers.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After D’Amaro in April revealed layoffs affecting up to 1,000 employees, Disney in July eliminated several hundred positions, with Pixar and National Geographic among the divisions most affected by the cuts.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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