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单词 haunting
释义 haunting
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from haunten + -ing
: an act of frequenting especially by a disembodied spirit
 < simply not the case that all incumbents vouched for hauntings — A.G.N.Flew >
 < the beech forests harbor silence and strange hauntingsTimes Literary Supplement >
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of haunten to haunt — more at haunt
: that haunts: as
 a. : lingering in the consciousness : not readily forgotten
  < the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty — Claudia Cassidy >
 b. : having a disquieting effect : disturbing
  < from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration — Charles Lee >
haunt·ing·ly adverb
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