as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes
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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
Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The goal was to find out what would happen when Creasy, who used to excel in harrowing situations, is confronted with the exact conditions that are likely to trigger his most haunting memories.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Vegas has a much more recent championship, and there really aren’t any ghosts haunting this team as a whole.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
The terror begins The rabbit man makes a haunting appearance in Hokum.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 May 2026
The goal was to find out what would happen when Creasy, who used to excel in harrowing situations, is confronted with the exact conditions that are likely to trigger his most haunting memories.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
When the siblings reunite as adults, they’re forced to confront their dark past and their mother’s haunting legacy.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Vegas has a much more recent championship, and there really aren’t any ghosts haunting this team as a whole.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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For a few fleeting minutes, observers inside the moon’s dark central shadow — the umbra — will see the sun completely covered, revealing the spectacular solar corona and plunging landscapes into an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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If Frieze is the amuse bouche for someone visiting New York during its busiest art week of the year, the span of galleries that dot Chelsea is the entrée.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The retailer’s Spark drivers walked out with shopping carts loaded with milk, juice, breakfast cereal and paper towels, FT reported after visiting the site.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Hopkins turned in a tour de force creepy performance that presaged his Oscar-winning work in The Silence of the Lambs years later.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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An empty shoe can also come to host a creepy crawler.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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Imani — the son of Monty and Rose — and Pippin, a Wisconsin transplant who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024 — returned to Chicago in April.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Up until this point, Clive had made peace with frequenting London’s comedy clubs and grotty basements.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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The broader macro environment is also affecting consumer choices.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Some of the day’s most affecting moments came from first-time nominees still processing how quickly their lives have changed.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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