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
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2025
The nation is sending ships and robots into one of the planet’s loneliest stretches of ocean in the hope of solving one of aviation’s most haunting mysteries.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2025
Jack Denton, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
If Wuthering Heights wasn’t on your English class syllabus, expect an obsessive, haunting love story that portrays the extremes of desire.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Regardless of film gauge, the haunting, funny, rousing, poignant, terrifying vampire film is simply one of the most beautiful movies ever made, a movie where the photography expresses theme and character with elegance, complexity, and an awe-inspiring tonal range.
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In 2011, Reitzell heard Lopatin’s haunting television samples on his album Replica and emailed him.
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Officials have released eerie surveillance footage capturing a ‘person of interest’ in the unsolved murders of an Ohio dentist and his wife, who were gunned down inside their home.—
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Following the murder of their father, siblings Tyler (Connor Jessup), Kinsey (Emilia Jones), and Bode (Jackson Robert Scott) are relocated to his eerie Victorian estate in Massachusetts.—
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Love recalled visiting a Nashville-area location with her best friend when they were told it had been discontinued.—
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As part of the collaboration with Villa Albertine, Unifrance oversees film bookings, institutional partnerships and logistics for visiting filmmakers.—
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The woman dressed as a spooky ringmaster while her husband played the part of a creepy clown.—
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None of this would work without Jennings’s unsettling performance as a persuasive tempter who nonetheless seems creepy as hell.—
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The price offered for the tuna this year suggests that Japan has fully recovered from the pandemic, with more locals and tourists frequenting restaurants across the country.—
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Coogler became familiar with Black Panther frequenting comic book shops in his youth.—
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Both types of flour should be stored in a cool, dry place in an airtight container to prevent moisture and pests from affecting the flour.—
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Heavy snow has been affecting Washington since earlier this week, with the biggest accumulations reported on mountains, according to the National Weather Service field office in Seattle.—
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“Haunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haunting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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