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haunting
[hawn-ting, hahn-]
adjective
remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten.
haunting music; haunting memories.
noun
the act of a person or thing that haunts; visitation.
haunting
/ ˈɔːԳɪŋ /
adjective
(of memories) poignant or persistent
poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative
Other Word Forms
- hauntingly adverb
- ˈܲԳپԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
I’ll never get it, like, it’s just the scariest, most mournful haunting sound ever.”
The first season of The Last of Us was haunting, terrifying and moving in equal measure.
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.
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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