Definition of haunting in English:

haunting

adjectiveˈhɔːntɪŋˈhɔn(t)ɪŋ

Poignant; evocative.
the sweet haunting sound of pan pipes
Example sentencesExamples
- This haunting song was a brilliant musical evocation of the social devastation of the Thatcher years.
- The beauty of the graphics and the haunting music score cemented Homeworld as one of my all-time favourite games.
- Dancers and pipers, resplendent in their magnificent uniforms and kilts, and the haunting sounds of bagpipes set a distinctive background for a memorable day out in the open.
- From afar, there lies great beauty, but closer, beauty is made out of haunting dreams and realities.
- The haunting melody drifted up towards them, sounding eerily like to an owl hooting at nighttime.
- The kind of haunting beauty, which evokes long forgotten, hidden memories and fills you with a joy undefined and yet, leaves you unsatisfied.
- Even after giving due recognition to lyricists and music directors, who can forget the haunting baritone that evokes such nostalgia in our minds, asks Johnson.
- He later held a questionnaire in the Old Pit Head Baths and Seamus says you could hear the haunting sounds of another time echoing back to him.
- This is a night of wondrous things; crashing guitars and beautiful sounds and haunting voices and clever, true and haunting words.
- The mysterious beauty of hundreds of handmade candle lanterns and the haunting figures of stiltwalkers are glowingly reflected in the placid rippling water of Trout Lake.
- ‘This was about 16 years ago, but I still remember its haunting beauty,’ he says.
- I slept fitfully, awakened from time to time by my fears alone, at others by the haunting war cries or the percussive sound of an explosion in the distance.
- The haunting atmosphere of the old wartime camp at Spring Hill near Broadway has inspired a dark tale of murder and mystery.
- The sounds of Icelandic volcanoes provide a haunting backdrop to the scene.
- The story of sacrifice, of both men and beast, when combined with the desolate scenery creates a haunting atmosphere.
- The fast footwork, rhythmic clapping and haunting singing radiate an atmosphere of passion and raw emotion.
- In the distance a horn blew a haunting melody of darkness.
- The ending offers a particularly haunting and poignant gesture - the reunion of a family torn apart on a purely phantasmic, spiritual cinematic plane.
- The Fifth Symphony is one of a series of works of a beauty of which evokes the haunting adagios of Mahler.
- Jonathan Jones pays tribute to a stirring, haunting modern masterpiece put together from decaying old film footage
Synonyms
evocative, affecting, moving, touching, emotive, expressive, powerful, stirring, atmospheric, soul-stirring
poignant, nostalgic, wistful, plaintive
memorable, unforgettable, indelible, not/never to be forgotten

noun ˈhɔːntɪŋ

mass noun

The action of haunting a place.
the haunting of Calgarth Hall
Example sentencesExamples
- There is considerable evidence that noises which are too low to hear through the ears can cause symptoms attributed to hauntings, such as palpitations and the rattling of windows and doors.
- Simon has been conducting ‘Ghost Walks’ around Blackburn for the past two years, taking walkers on a journey through the hidden secrets of the town centre - from heroes to hauntings and mysteries to murders.
- Our guides, in their long black cloaks, are trying to find a quiet corner of the Mile to tell dark tales of torture, witchcraft and hauntings, before heading for the cavernous vaults.
- Darkest midwinter, when the nights stretch out and the daylight hours are short, is a traditional time for sitting around a blazing fire and sharing a tale or two about ghosts and hauntings.
- The castellated house, which has been derelict since the 1920s, is widely known for its hauntings.
- Not all presences or hauntings are necessarily evil, he says - they may simply be lost or desperate.
- Two years laters, the supposed hauntings came to an end when Janet was spotted faking ‘evidence'. For some people, this was reason enough to dismiss the whole flap as a hoax.
- The walk will recall the town's heroes and villains, history, hauntings and murders, ghosts and ghouls.
- There are almost no reports of hauntings or malicious spirits these days.
- The pub boasts no tales of hauntings, but there is a bricked-up cellar space which once linked the Queen's Tap, the GWR hotel next door and the station itself.
- The Lutzs reported that, after they moved in, horrible and gruesome hauntings (house possessions by ghosts) occurred.
- He believes that since the repeal of the Witchcraft Act in 1951, there has been an explosion of demonic possessions and hauntings in the UK, with vicars and priests being increasingly called upon to cast out the devil in the name of God.
- The History room was especially atmospheric and of course all that teenaged angst resulted in many rumours of hauntings and other mysterious phenomena.
- Kneale's thesis is that hauntings and ghosts are particularly intense phenomena that are literally recorded by matter, by the stone of the room.
- There are all manner of murders, plots, illicit affairs and dirty doings associated with the building, any of which could be directly linked with its supposed hauntings.
- We are looking forward to using our extensive experience of investigating the paranormal to analyse the hauntings in an objective and scientific fashion.
- Simon, who will be dressed in authentic Victorian costume, will talk about heroes and villains, hauntings and murders, and phantoms and ghouls.
- With rumors of hauntings and ghosts, Kingdom Hospital has a ghastly standing in the community.
- Every human catastrophe is also a mystery and mysteries create ghosts, hauntings, and ultimately new forms of terror.’
- Whether its their isolation, their oddity, or their relationship with shipwreck and disaster, there's barely a lighthouse in the world that hasn't got some creepy and curious history, some tale of hauntings or sea monsters.

Definition of haunting in US English:

haunting

adjectiveˈhɔn(t)ɪŋˈhôn(t)iNG

Poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget.
the melodies were elaborate and of haunting beauty
Example sentencesExamples
- Even after giving due recognition to lyricists and music directors, who can forget the haunting baritone that evokes such nostalgia in our minds, asks Johnson.
- I slept fitfully, awakened from time to time by my fears alone, at others by the haunting war cries or the percussive sound of an explosion in the distance.
- This haunting song was a brilliant musical evocation of the social devastation of the Thatcher years.
- This is a night of wondrous things; crashing guitars and beautiful sounds and haunting voices and clever, true and haunting words.
- The sounds of Icelandic volcanoes provide a haunting backdrop to the scene.
- The haunting melody drifted up towards them, sounding eerily like to an owl hooting at nighttime.
- Dancers and pipers, resplendent in their magnificent uniforms and kilts, and the haunting sounds of bagpipes set a distinctive background for a memorable day out in the open.
- The fast footwork, rhythmic clapping and haunting singing radiate an atmosphere of passion and raw emotion.
- The story of sacrifice, of both men and beast, when combined with the desolate scenery creates a haunting atmosphere.
- In the distance a horn blew a haunting melody of darkness.
- From afar, there lies great beauty, but closer, beauty is made out of haunting dreams and realities.
- The kind of haunting beauty, which evokes long forgotten, hidden memories and fills you with a joy undefined and yet, leaves you unsatisfied.
- The mysterious beauty of hundreds of handmade candle lanterns and the haunting figures of stiltwalkers are glowingly reflected in the placid rippling water of Trout Lake.
- Jonathan Jones pays tribute to a stirring, haunting modern masterpiece put together from decaying old film footage
- The beauty of the graphics and the haunting music score cemented Homeworld as one of my all-time favourite games.
- He later held a questionnaire in the Old Pit Head Baths and Seamus says you could hear the haunting sounds of another time echoing back to him.
- The haunting atmosphere of the old wartime camp at Spring Hill near Broadway has inspired a dark tale of murder and mystery.
- The ending offers a particularly haunting and poignant gesture - the reunion of a family torn apart on a purely phantasmic, spiritual cinematic plane.
- The Fifth Symphony is one of a series of works of a beauty of which evokes the haunting adagios of Mahler.
- ‘This was about 16 years ago, but I still remember its haunting beauty,’ he says.
Synonyms
evocative, affecting, moving, touching, emotive, expressive, powerful, stirring, atmospheric, soul-stirring

单词	haunting
释义	Definition of haunting in English: haunting adjectiveˈhɔːntɪŋˈhɔn(t)ɪŋ Poignant; evocative. the sweet haunting sound of pan pipes Example sentencesExamples This haunting song was a brilliant musical evocation of the social devastation of the Thatcher years. The beauty of the graphics and the haunting music score cemented Homeworld as one of my all-time favourite games. Dancers and pipers, resplendent in their magnificent uniforms and kilts, and the haunting sounds of bagpipes set a distinctive background for a memorable day out in the open. From afar, there lies great beauty, but closer, beauty is made out of haunting dreams and realities. The haunting melody drifted up towards them, sounding eerily like to an owl hooting at nighttime. The kind of haunting beauty, which evokes long forgotten, hidden memories and fills you with a joy undefined and yet, leaves you unsatisfied. Even after giving due recognition to lyricists and music directors, who can forget the haunting baritone that evokes such nostalgia in our minds, asks Johnson. He later held a questionnaire in the Old Pit Head Baths and Seamus says you could hear the haunting sounds of another time echoing back to him. This is a night of wondrous things; crashing guitars and beautiful sounds and haunting voices and clever, true and haunting words. The mysterious beauty of hundreds of handmade candle lanterns and the haunting figures of stiltwalkers are glowingly reflected in the placid rippling water of Trout Lake. ‘This was about 16 years ago, but I still remember its haunting beauty,’ he says. I slept fitfully, awakened from time to time by my fears alone, at others by the haunting war cries or the percussive sound of an explosion in the distance. The haunting atmosphere of the old wartime camp at Spring Hill near Broadway has inspired a dark tale of murder and mystery. The sounds of Icelandic volcanoes provide a haunting backdrop to the scene. The story of sacrifice, of both men and beast, when combined with the desolate scenery creates a haunting atmosphere. The fast footwork, rhythmic clapping and haunting singing radiate an atmosphere of passion and raw emotion. In the distance a horn blew a haunting melody of darkness. The ending offers a particularly haunting and poignant gesture - the reunion of a family torn apart on a purely phantasmic, spiritual cinematic plane. The Fifth Symphony is one of a series of works of a beauty of which evokes the haunting adagios of Mahler. Jonathan Jones pays tribute to a stirring, haunting modern masterpiece put together from decaying old film footage Synonyms evocative, affecting, moving, touching, emotive, expressive, powerful, stirring, atmospheric, soul-stirring poignant, nostalgic, wistful, plaintive memorable, unforgettable, indelible, not/never to be forgotten noun ˈhɔːntɪŋ mass noun The action of haunting a place. the haunting of Calgarth Hall Example sentencesExamples There is considerable evidence that noises which are too low to hear through the ears can cause symptoms attributed to hauntings, such as palpitations and the rattling of windows and doors. Simon has been conducting ‘Ghost Walks’ around Blackburn for the past two years, taking walkers on a journey through the hidden secrets of the town centre - from heroes to hauntings and mysteries to murders. Our guides, in their long black cloaks, are trying to find a quiet corner of the Mile to tell dark tales of torture, witchcraft and hauntings, before heading for the cavernous vaults. Darkest midwinter, when the nights stretch out and the daylight hours are short, is a traditional time for sitting around a blazing fire and sharing a tale or two about ghosts and hauntings. The castellated house, which has been derelict since the 1920s, is widely known for its hauntings. Not all presences or hauntings are necessarily evil, he says - they may simply be lost or desperate. Two years laters, the supposed hauntings came to an end when Janet was spotted faking ‘evidence'. For some people, this was reason enough to dismiss the whole flap as a hoax. The walk will recall the town's heroes and villains, history, hauntings and murders, ghosts and ghouls. There are almost no reports of hauntings or malicious spirits these days. The pub boasts no tales of hauntings, but there is a bricked-up cellar space which once linked the Queen's Tap, the GWR hotel next door and the station itself. The Lutzs reported that, after they moved in, horrible and gruesome hauntings (house possessions by ghosts) occurred. He believes that since the repeal of the Witchcraft Act in 1951, there has been an explosion of demonic possessions and hauntings in the UK, with vicars and priests being increasingly called upon to cast out the devil in the name of God. The History room was especially atmospheric and of course all that teenaged angst resulted in many rumours of hauntings and other mysterious phenomena. Kneale's thesis is that hauntings and ghosts are particularly intense phenomena that are literally recorded by matter, by the stone of the room. There are all manner of murders, plots, illicit affairs and dirty doings associated with the building, any of which could be directly linked with its supposed hauntings. We are looking forward to using our extensive experience of investigating the paranormal to analyse the hauntings in an objective and scientific fashion. Simon, who will be dressed in authentic Victorian costume, will talk about heroes and villains, hauntings and murders, and phantoms and ghouls. With rumors of hauntings and ghosts, Kingdom Hospital has a ghastly standing in the community. Every human catastrophe is also a mystery and mysteries create ghosts, hauntings, and ultimately new forms of terror.’ Whether its their isolation, their oddity, or their relationship with shipwreck and disaster, there's barely a lighthouse in the world that hasn't got some creepy and curious history, some tale of hauntings or sea monsters. Definition of haunting in US English: haunting adjectiveˈhɔn(t)ɪŋˈhôn(t)iNG Poignant and evocative; difficult to ignore or forget. the melodies were elaborate and of haunting beauty Example sentencesExamples Even after giving due recognition to lyricists and music directors, who can forget the haunting baritone that evokes such nostalgia in our minds, asks Johnson. I slept fitfully, awakened from time to time by my fears alone, at others by the haunting war cries or the percussive sound of an explosion in the distance. This haunting song was a brilliant musical evocation of the social devastation of the Thatcher years. This is a night of wondrous things; crashing guitars and beautiful sounds and haunting voices and clever, true and haunting words. The sounds of Icelandic volcanoes provide a haunting backdrop to the scene. The haunting melody drifted up towards them, sounding eerily like to an owl hooting at nighttime. Dancers and pipers, resplendent in their magnificent uniforms and kilts, and the haunting sounds of bagpipes set a distinctive background for a memorable day out in the open. The fast footwork, rhythmic clapping and haunting singing radiate an atmosphere of passion and raw emotion. The story of sacrifice, of both men and beast, when combined with the desolate scenery creates a haunting atmosphere. In the distance a horn blew a haunting melody of darkness. From afar, there lies great beauty, but closer, beauty is made out of haunting dreams and realities. The kind of haunting beauty, which evokes long forgotten, hidden memories and fills you with a joy undefined and yet, leaves you unsatisfied. The mysterious beauty of hundreds of handmade candle lanterns and the haunting figures of stiltwalkers are glowingly reflected in the placid rippling water of Trout Lake. Jonathan Jones pays tribute to a stirring, haunting modern masterpiece put together from decaying old film footage The beauty of the graphics and the haunting music score cemented Homeworld as one of my all-time favourite games. He later held a questionnaire in the Old Pit Head Baths and Seamus says you could hear the haunting sounds of another time echoing back to him. The haunting atmosphere of the old wartime camp at Spring Hill near Broadway has inspired a dark tale of murder and mystery. The ending offers a particularly haunting and poignant gesture - the reunion of a family torn apart on a purely phantasmic, spiritual cinematic plane. The Fifth Symphony is one of a series of works of a beauty of which evokes the haunting adagios of Mahler. ‘This was about 16 years ago, but I still remember its haunting beauty,’ he says. Synonyms evocative, affecting, moving, touching, emotive, expressive, powerful, stirring, atmospheric, soul-stirring
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