haunting
/hˈɔntɪŋ/adjective2 syllables
Haunting means: continually recurring to the mind.
Synonyms for haunting3
adjective, as in continually recurring to the mind
adjective, as in having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
What does haunting mean?2
adjective
1
continually recurring to the mind“haunting memories”
2
having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect“from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with haunting?2
two syllables
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Haunting in a sentence
- Beyond lay the sea, misty and purple, with its haunting, unceasing murmur.Hybrid
- I've always found this song to be so haunting.CM
- Ivan recognized the statue as the source of the haunting.Amastan
- His portrait failed to truly capture the mysterious and haunting nature of her beauty.frpzzd
- A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism.blay_paul
- A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of communism.zipangu
- A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism.Balamax
- A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of communism.shekitten
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