haunting

[ hawn-ting, hahn- ]

/ ˈhɔn tɪŋ, ˈhɑn- /

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adjective

remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.

noun

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

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Origin of haunting

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at haunt, -ing², -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM haunting

haunt·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby haunting

haul up, haunch, haunch bone, haunt, haunted, haunting, Hauppauge, Hauptmann, Hauraki Gulf, hauriant, Hausa

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Example sentences from the Web for haunting

This sultry ballad about break-ups and make-ups in the City of Angels is haunting stuff.
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A study in American military control, a haunting sui generis novel, and a playful new short story collection.
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I ask Vlad what his worst memory was about his time in Russia, and his answers are haunting.
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There was a feeling of sweetness and a haunting beauty in both his personality and his music.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Television news can be a glorious medium, filled with striking human drama and haunting sorrow.
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She seemed to be troubled with some haunting suspicion that this was not an orthodox cat.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20, March 25, 1897|Various
They take up their abode in a dwelling which has absolutely no traditions of haunting.
Ghosts I Have Seen|Violet Tweedale
Her pallor, her most haunting stare, have already sown chaos in the heart of a certain important personage.
Clair de Lune|Michael Strange
The Norumbia was off the Banks, and the second day of fog was cold as if icebergs were haunting the opaque pallor around her.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells
It possessed a beauty that left me helpless—yet there was an indefinable sadness in it that might have suggested a haunting fear.
Wings of the Wind|Credo Harris

British Dictionary definitions for haunting

haunting

/ (ˈhɔːntɪŋ) /

adjective

(of memories) poignant or persistent

poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative

Derived forms of haunting

hauntingly, adverb

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