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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹳ܲԳپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹳ܲԳiԲ· 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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His large-scale paintings explore memory and loss, layering patterns and colours to create "haunting, dreamlike scenes".

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"No man avenged has ever risen from the grave" is the haunting tagline of a film that has shocked Somalis to the core in a case of life imitating art.

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A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.

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He thought it was “hauntingly beautiful,” so he snapped a picture on his phone, and in the days and weeks that followed, he captured more pictures of the cars left behind.

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This haunting novel follows a Black family in a rural, impoverished part of Mississippi.

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