spooky

adjective

ˈspü-kē How to pronounce spooky (audio)
Definition of spookynext
1
as in excitable
easily excited by nature a spooky horse shying at shadows

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2
as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations

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Recent Examples of spooky One spooky dance found her paying tribute to Buffy. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025 For San Diego’s soccer fans, spooky was what transpired in the 28th minute Saturday night in an otherwise celebratory first half of San Diego FC’s inaugural home opener. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025 Gaga has been channeling her spooky, witchy side while promoting her latest album, Mayhem, which dropped on March 7. — Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025 The lunar surface will turn a spooky reddish color during the event for 65 minutes. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spooky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
  1. excitable
  2. eerie
  3. nervous
  4. haunting
  5. creepy
Adjective
  • Charlotte leaned in next to her little brother only for excitable Louis to suddenly turn, accidentally leading to a clash of heads.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The breakthrough can pave way the way for further research to track network dysfunctions across large areas of excitable tissue – on the surface and also on a deeper level.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of excitable
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  • The survivors were likely sheltering in the nearby grocery store, and Ellie and Dina barely wait for the say-so from Kat before creeping inside to investigate the eerie screeching.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • An eerie trip to the void beyond the edge of the set allows Clara to integrate some memories of the actress who played her, an actress who clearly struggled with the effort of staying in the closet and carrying on PR relationships with male co-stars while having affairs with women.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of eerie
Adjective
  • The unemployment rate is pretty low at the moment, but under the hood Americans sure are nervous about the job market.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This causes folks to be nervous, which triggers a lack in consumer confidence.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of nervous
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  • Image Siren Queen by Nghi Vo The glamour of Old Hollywood is not usually my cup of tea, but this enchanting novel about a Chinese American girl looking to become a star in the 1930s was unexpectedly haunting and beautiful.
    — Shannon Chakraborty, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The impact was haunting, bringing the crowd to a stunned silence.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of haunting
Adjective
  • Also, point to Epic Universe for Curse of the Werewolf's natural blend into the creepy Dark Universe theming.
    — Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?
    — Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of creepy

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