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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
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԳپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲԳiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
His large-scale paintings explore memory and loss, layering patterns and colours to create "haunting, dreamlike scenes".
"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.
A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.
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.
This haunting novel follows a Black family in a rural, impoverished part of Mississippi.
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