as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes
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as in visiting
to go to or spend time in often
much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds
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Recent Examples of haunting
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
The camera moved slowly, tracking the path of the border wall, backed by a haunting, ominous soundtrack.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The Broncos kicked a field goal on their opening possession to extend the lead to 11 points once again, but the special teams blunder — and the poor clock management that preceded it — kept haunting the Broncos.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The performances are haunting, the set decoration pristine, and the tension ever-intensifying.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
The camera moved slowly, tracking the path of the border wall, backed by a haunting, ominous soundtrack.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Remnants of homes, skeletal vehicles, and barren fields that mark the area had become haunting testaments to war’s devastation.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The Broncos kicked a field goal on their opening possession to extend the lead to 11 points once again, but the special teams blunder — and the poor clock management that preceded it — kept haunting the Broncos.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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Following Lottie’s lead, all the girls begin to chant and scream and dance around the fire, with the iconic eerie vocal chanting from the score joining in.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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As the audience pressed into a tight corner of the Park Avenue Armory, a jumbotron illuminated the darkened gymnasium, its bright red digits counting down with an eerie finality.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Both versions have the great misfortune of spending time with her father, Jame Eagan (Michael Siberry) who ratchets up the creepy factor to eleven.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Macfadyen is the perfect creepy suburban dad, gaslighting his wife into submission when not tending to his model train and town with his son in a wooden shed.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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Some experts speculate that the reason the disease is affecting so many children is because many of them wore masks, stayed home when sick and did not attend daycare or venture out in public with their parents as often because of COVID-19 restrictions.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Die Hard actor is battling frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which can cause the lobes in the brain to shrink, affecting behavior, language, and more, according to Mayo Clinic.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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