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haunting /ˈhɔːntɪŋ /adjectivePoignant; evocative: the sweet haunting sound of pan pipes...- The ending offers a particularly haunting and poignant gesture - the reunion of a family torn apart on a purely phantasmic, spiritual cinematic plane.
- 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.
- ‘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; poignant, nostalgic, wistful, plaintive; memorable, unforgettable, indelible, not/never to be forgotten noun [mass noun]The action of haunting a place: the haunting of Calgarth Hall...- The walk will recall the town's heroes and villains, history, hauntings and murders, ghosts and ghouls.
- Not all presences or hauntings are necessarily evil, he says - they may simply be lost or desperate.
- There are almost no reports of hauntings or malicious spirits these days.
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