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Definitions for HAUNTING
haunt·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
haunting, persistentadjective
continually recurring to the mind
"haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
hauntingadjective
having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
"from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee
Wiktionary
hauntingnoun
A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
During the haunting, strange voices were heard and items flew off tables.
Wikipedia
haunting
The list of reportedly haunted locations throughout the world, that are locations said to be haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings, including demons. Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore, which is a form of folklore.
Webster Dictionary
Haunting
of Haunt
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of HAUNTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of HAUNTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of HAUNTING in a Sentence
Puritanism The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
...only the dreamers of a dream are capable of translating their dreams into worthy practical endeavors that are devoid of haunting errors. After all, they are the ones who carefully observed the link between their dreams and reality; they are the ones who worked consciously to blend them into one.”
Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
I think he turned his head in the middle of the scan, and we recorded it, and the resulting 3D model had this cleft in it. That's what gave it that haunting expression.
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis:
As an African American woman, I can unequivocally attest to the perpetual existence of discriminatory practices that remain a haunting reality for people of color throughout our nation, i am cautiously optimistic that the cries of our America will be heard and acted upon so that once and for all Black lives are valued in the eyes of all police officers.
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