Haunting
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
"During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of haunt form-of, gerund, participle, present
"A ghost was haunting the house."
Adjective
- 1 Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
"He had a haunting gaze."
Adjective
- 1 continually recurring to the mind wordnet
- 2 having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect wordnet
Example
More examples"A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism."