plural hauntings
: an act of haunting
especially
: visitation or inhabitation by a ghost
… its early history is replete with drama: duels, murders, shipwrecks, … even ghostly hauntings. —
Sally Gibson
Sally Gibson When asked about hauntings on Tuesday's tour, [Albert] Walavich said he knew he would get a question about ghosts on Halloween, but he doesn't believe any haunt the grounds. —Taylor Hartz
Taylor Hartz
: having qualities (such as sadness or beauty) that linger in the memory : not easily forgotten
a haunting melody
haunting images
… pale, branchless tree trunks with a haunting, Georgia O'Keeffe quality …—Susannah Master
Susannah Masterhaunting
3 of 3present participle of haunt entry 1
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Adjective
the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ghosts and hauntings felt like another layer that could open up the story in interesting ways, and open up these humans and animals some more, too, in the hope of further revealing themselves to the world, to each other, to the reader.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
His installations, which often weave together film, voice, sound, and image, are haunting and beautiful.
—Sumayya Vally, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
While on The View, Crystal chatted about his latest project, Before, an Apple TV+ drama series that stars the comedian as a child psychiatrist helping a young boy through a haunting.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Ghosts and hauntings felt like another layer that could open up the story in interesting ways, and open up these humans and animals some more, too, in the hope of further revealing themselves to the world, to each other, to the reader.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The game’s soundtrack is heavy on somber piano melodies, but ratchets up into stranger, more haunting places as the story goes deeper into dreamlike territory.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
His installations, which often weave together film, voice, sound, and image, are haunting and beautiful.
—Sumayya Vally, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haunting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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