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Definitions for Haunting
[1] remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
[2] the act of a person or thing that haunts; visitation.
[3] to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
[4] to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with: Memories of love haunted him.
[5] to visit frequently; go to often: He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to.
[6] to frequent the company of; be often with: He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself.
[7] to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry: His youthful escapades came back to haunt him.
[8] to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
[9] to visit habitually or regularly.
[10] to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger.
[11] Often haunts. a place frequently visited: to return to one's old haunts.
[12] Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England . a ghost.
[13] (of memories) poignant or persistent
[14] poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative
[15] to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
[16] (tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc) he was haunted by the fear of insanity
[17] to visit (a place) frequently
[18] to associate with (someone) frequently
[19] (often plural) a place visited frequently an old haunt of hers
[20] a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Words related to Haunting
memorable, nostalgic, spooky, eerie, repeated, nagging, ongoing, persistent, recurrent, obsessive
Words nearby Haunting
haulm, haunch, haunch bone, haunt, haunted, haunting, hauppauge, hauptmann, hauraki gulf, hauriant, hausa
Origin of Haunting
1200–50; Middle English haunten < Old French hanter to frequent, probably < Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home
Other words from Haunting
haunt·ing·ly , adverb
haunt·er , noun
Word origin for Haunting
C13: from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heimta to bring home, Old English hāmettan to give a home to; see home
Synonyms for Haunting
eerie, memorable, nostalgic, spooky, nagging, repeated, obsessive, ongoing, persistent, recurrent