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
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Wise, strange, and oddly serene, Capaldi’s Cameron contains the raw material to support every plot twist, while Poulter is smartly deployed in his brief but haunting appearance.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As if the Israeli people’s losses from October 7th are not grievous enough, their fears for the hostages not haunting enough, and the miseries of the Gazans not shaming enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bringing his country back to war.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The massacre of the Jezebel’s women is a scene of shocking violence for the dystopian series, and the execution of so many women is a haunting vision June imagines when she’s then told by Nick what happened.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
Wise, strange, and oddly serene, Capaldi’s Cameron contains the raw material to support every plot twist, while Poulter is smartly deployed in his brief but haunting appearance.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Combined with haunting music and voiceover, the sequence feels suspended in time, like the walk itself.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
As if the Israeli people’s losses from October 7th are not grievous enough, their fears for the hostages not haunting enough, and the miseries of the Gazans not shaming enough, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bringing his country back to war.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haunting
Adjective
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Lochridge cites the monitoring system for the Titan’s novel carbon fiber hull — the same system that showed eerie cracking noises.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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In April 2024, a plume swept into Athens, Greece, turning the skyline an eerie shade of orange as low-pressure systems carried dust across the Mediterranean.—
Kinsey Gidick,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Devon is suspicious of Simone’s borderline creepy relationship with her boss, Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore), and ambushes her with an intervention at the Kells’ island home.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Bug poems can’t completely sublimate their object of poetic attention—bugs are too creepy and alive.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Verb
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This helps your healthcare provider check for infections, kidney problems, or other issues affecting your bladder and urinary tract.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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This helps your healthcare provider check for infections, kidney problems, or other issues affecting your bladder and urinary tract.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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