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haunting

(hɔːntɪŋ)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Haunting sounds, images, or words remain in your thoughts because they are very beautiful or sad.
...the haunting calls of wild birds in the mahogany trees.
...haunting prose.
Synonyms: evocative, poignant, unforgettable, indelible More Synonyms of haunting
hauntingly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective]
Each one of these ancient towns is hauntingly beautiful.

haunting in British English

(ˈhɔːntɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
(of memories) poignant or persistent
2. 
poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative
Derived forms
hauntingly (ˈhauntingly)
adverb

haunting in American English

(ˈhɔntɪŋ)
adjective
often recurring to the mind; not easily forgotten
a haunting tune
Derived forms
hauntingly (ˈhauntingly)
adverb

Examples of 'haunting' in a sentence
haunting

The haunting refrain has become a way of life.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
But what makes the melody haunting is its unusual structure.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
With all its macabre desolation it is one of the most haunting images of our era.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The mood of desolation makes this one of the most haunting images of our postwar era.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
An electronic onslaught, with an ominous melody and haunting vocals.
The Sun (2008)
There is no mystery, no haunting quality.
The Sun (2009)
It's still a haunting memory.
The Sun (2015)
The spectator feels the forlorn atmosphere; senses the image 's haunting melancholy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
LIKE windows in time, a series of haunting images offer a glimpse into history on the day we remember the sacrifices of years gone by.
The Sun (2010)

In other languages
haunting

British English: haunting ADJECTIVE
Haunting sounds, images, or words remain in your thoughts because they are very beautiful or sad.
...the haunting calls of wild birds in the mahogany trees.
  • American English: haunting
  • Brazilian Portuguese: obcecante
  • Chinese: 令人难忘的
  • European Spanish: evocador
  • French: obsédant
  • German: eindringlich
  • Italian: ossessionante
  • Japanese: 心に残る
  • Korean: 뇌리에서 잊혀지지 않는
  • European Portuguese: obcecante
  • Latin American Spanish: evocador

(adjective) 
Definition
having a quality of great beauty or sadness so as to be memorable
the haunting calls of wild birds
Synonyms
evocative
Aaron Copland's beautiful and evocative `Appalachian Spring'
poignant
unforgettable
indelible

Nearby words of
haunting

  • haul someone up
  • haunt
  • haunted
  • haunting
  • hauteur
  • have
  • have a down on something or someone

Related terms of
haunting

  • haunt

Synonyms of 'haunting'

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