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
Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
Matt and Ryan have crafted a story that is haunting and deeply relevant.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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
This series delves deep into some of the most haunting and underreported stories from the calendar.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
Matt and Ryan have crafted a story that is haunting and deeply relevant.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
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
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Meanwhile, those of us on Earth will witness the same event as a total lunar eclipse, turning the moon a deep, eerie red.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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For 65 minutes, the moon will take on eerie shades of orange and red — a result of sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere. 5.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Then there’s a positively creepy Austin Butler as chilling bad guy Feyd-Rautha.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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In a creepy ad for the device online, Friend watches TV with its user and texts her its thoughts on the show.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2025.
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