Definitions for EERIE
ˈɪər ieerie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. eerieadjective

   suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

   "an eerie feeling of deja vu"

2. eerie, eeryadjective

   inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

   "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. eerieadjective

   strange, weird, fear-inspiring.

   The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.

2. eerieadjective

   fearful, timid.

3. Etymology: From eri, from earg. Akin to ergh, argh from the same source.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eerie

   Eerie was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's voluntary Comics Code Authority. Each issue's stories were introduced by the host character, Cousin Eerie. Its sister publications were Creepy and Vampirella.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Eerieadjective

   alt. of Eery

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1. Eerie

   Eerie was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format and thus did not require the approval or seal of the Comics Code Authority. Each issue's stories were introduced by the host character, Cousin Eerie. Its sister publications were Creepy and Vampirella.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eerie

   Eery, ē′ri, adj. exciting fear: weird: affected with fear: timorous.—adv. Ee′rily.—n. Ee′riness (Scot.). [M. E. arh, eri—A.S. earg, timid.]

How to pronounce EERIE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EERIE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EERIE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of EERIE in a Sentence

1. Yoni Brook:

   It was still sort of a moment of initial shock, there was an eerie quiet. And there wasn't like a ton of equipment down there. There weren't cranes doing any work yet. It was just individual firefighters and groups of firefighters trying to make sense of a little bit of the futility of what was in front of them.

2. Peter Goelz:

   It's eerie, it's unusual or just kind of spooky that this would happen in this area, but we don't know the facts yet.

3. Army Capt. Florent Groberg:

   A man came out of a building to our left walking backwards, it was eerie and looked suspicious. I yelled at him and he turned around immediately and then started walking towards us. He looked like a young man with a beard, wearing man-jams and dark clothing. He didn't appear to be himself that day ... most likely drugged.

4. The Warriors:

   Some of the fans were cheering when it happened, and I think the Raptors players understood how serious it was and they sort of quieted the crowd, there was just a couple minutes there where it all seemed so eerie and strange, and it took maybe a little bit for both teams to collect themselves.

5. Martin Garside:

   It is incredibly sad - I was literally two feet from this dead whale, it was both poignant and a bit eerie really - road traffic was thundering overhead on the busiest motorway in Britain and oblivious to all the people in the cars and lorries there was a 10-metre long beautiful whale floating dead beneath them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EERIE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eerie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerie
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EERIE
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=EERIE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=EERIE