Definitions for haunting
haunt·ing

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1. haunting, persistent(adj)

   continually recurring to the mind

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

2. haunting(adj)

   having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect

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

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1. haunting(Noun)

   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

   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  

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1. Nighantu, 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. H. L. Mencken:

   Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

2. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   Mood swings are constantly haunting us, even in our dreams, from achieving perfection.

3. 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.

4. Nie Wen:

   There are still uncertainties haunting the performance of the economy. Tensions between China and the U.S. have returned while concerns about insufficient demand worldwide are on the rise.

5. Chynna Noelle Deese:

   That video shows they were happy, healthy, and well on their way, to possibly getting engaged and all that. They didn't look like they had a concern in the world, they were a team and a unit. It was haunting to see that video, because they looked in great shape. There was nothing wrong.

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