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haunting

[hawn-ting, hahn-]

adjective

  1. remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten.

    haunting music; haunting memories.



noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that haunts; visitation.

haunting

/ ˈɔːԳɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of memories) poignant or persistent

  2. poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • hauntingly adverb
  • ˈ󲹳ܲԳپԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of haunting1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; haunt, -ing 2, -ing 1
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As I have been chronicling and trying to make better sense of Donald Trump’s disastrous return to power, there is one image that keeps haunting me.

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I’ll never get it, like, it’s just the scariest, most mournful haunting sound ever.”

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The first season of The Last of Us was haunting, terrifying and moving in equal measure.

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Ghaywan has openly shared that he was born into a Dalit family - a reality that has cast a long shadow over his life, haunting him since childhood.

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Lorraine Ali is already on it: “Stephen Graham’s haunting performance as the father of a teen who’s accused of murder should be at the front of the pack.”

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