Definitions for haunting
haunt·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. haunting, persistentadjective

   continually recurring to the mind

   "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy

2. hauntingadjective

   having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect

   "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hauntingnoun

   A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

   During the haunting, strange voices were heard and items flew off tables.

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1. 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.

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1. haunting

   Haunting is a term used to describe phenomena often attributed to ghosts, spirits, or other supernatural entities that are perceived to inhabit or visit specific locations, typically causing disturbances, apparitions, or unexplained occurrences. These events can incite feelings of fear, intrigue, or fascination. The term is also used metaphorically to describe anything that persistently troubles the mind or is emotionally distressing or difficult to forget.

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1. Haunting

   of Haunt

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1. haunting

   paranormal activity: ghost or demons that enter you or your house and haunt you

   the movie is based on a true story and is based on paranormal activity

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on April 3, 2014  

Anagrams for haunting »

1. Nighantu

2. nighantu

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of haunting in a Sentence

1. James Grover Thurber:

   But those rare souls whose spirit gets magically into the hearts of men, leave behind them something more real and warmly personal than bodily presence, an ineffable and eternal thing. It is everlasting life touching us as something more than a vague, recondite concept. The sound of a great name dies like an echo the splendor of fame fades into nothing but the grace of a fine spirit pervades the places through which it has passed, like the haunting loveliness of mignonette.

2. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   ...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.”

3. H.L. Mencken:

   Puritanism The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

4. Charles Lamb:

   A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of impertinent correspondence, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noon-tide of our prosperity. He is known by his knock.

5. Steven Leung:

   Buying interest was very thin, while concerns over fundamentals such as measures to deal with slowing economy are still haunting the market, investors lacked confidence as the latest data showed no sign of improvement.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=haunting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haunting
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunting
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haunting