word
Haunting
HAW-ntihng
/ˈhɔːntɪŋ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
haunting
Dictionary meaning
Continually recurring to the mind.
Examples
- Haunting memories.
- From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration-Charles Lee.
Synonyms: persistent
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