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
Emma Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The work was haunting, elegant, and emotionally precise.
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Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
P. Claire Dodson,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Today, an elk’s bugle is most often associated with the high Rocky Mountains, but that haunting sound also belongs to the valleys and hilltops of the eastern United States.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Another episode, directed by Andrew DeYoung, sees Tom accidentally ingest potent hallucinogenic mushrooms, with Rhys nailing absurdist humor and a haunting flashback.
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Emma Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The work was haunting, elegant, and emotionally precise.
—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
Brandi Carlile and SistaStrings also pulled off a haunting Morissette tribute with Uninvited.
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P. Claire Dodson,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
Today, an elk’s bugle is most often associated with the high Rocky Mountains, but that haunting sound also belongs to the valleys and hilltops of the eastern United States.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
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Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas.
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But here, its potential for ugly, alien tones is turned up to 11, an eerie buzz throbbing threateningly beneath the beats.
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But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.
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While lucha libre is already a popular attraction among tourists visiting Mexico, the arrival of the world’s biggest soccer event has seen masks and impromptu fights spill out from the ring.
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The cast is rounded out by Coco Jones as Laila’s bestie Jasmine and Langley Kirkwood as the family’s creepy butler.
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That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
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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.
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Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
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In a 2023 survey by World Athletics, a global sports federation, 75% of responding athletes said the impacts of climate change are negatively affecting their health and athletic performance.
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At stake in the battle between HUD and LAHSA is an array of services affecting some of the region’s most vulnerable residents.
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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