haunting

English

Verb

haunting

1. present participle and gerund of haunt

   A ghost was haunting the house.

Adjective

haunting (comparative more haunting, superlative most haunting)

1. Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.

   He had a haunting gaze.

Translations

Remaining in the mind

• Bulgarian: натрапчив (bg) (natrapčiv)
• Russian: навя́зчивый (ru) (navjázčivyj)
• Ukrainian: нав'я́зливий (navʺjázlyvyj)

Noun

haunting (plural hauntings)

1. A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

   During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables.

Derived terms

• intelligent haunting
• residual haunting

 

Translations

an instance of haunting

• Esperanto: sorĉado, hantado
• French: hantise (fr)
• Hungarian: kísértetjárás (hu)
• Icelandic: reimleiki m

Anagrams

• Nighantu, nighantu, unhating