haunt
verb (used with object)
to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost.
are haunting
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present progressiveof haunt.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The images are haunting, but undeniably charming, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"The hysteria photographs are bizarre. They are haunting and beguiling," said Dr Byers.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Images of dead fish floating in murky water and menacing plumes of gray smoke are haunting the nation’s front pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
For the euro zone, commentary by officials is hinting at a peak in rates but anaemic growth and stubbornly high inflation are haunting investors.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2022
In England there are haunting thingsWhich follow one to other lands;Like some pervading scent that clingsTo laces, touched by vanished hands.Yes, touched by vanished hands, that gaveA fragrance which defies the grave.
From The Englishman and Other Poems by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
