haunt·ing (hôn t ng, h n-)adj. Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable: a haunting melody. haunt ing·ly adv. |
haunting [ˈhɔːntɪŋ]
adj
1. (of memories) poignant or persistent
2. poignantly sentimental; enchantingly or eerily evocative
hauntingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | haunting - continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy unforgettable - impossible to forget |
| 2. | haunting - having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne |
haunting
adjective evocative, poignant, unforgettable, indelible the haunting calls of wild birds
Translations
haunting
adj doubt → quälend, nagend; tune, visions, poetry, cry, eyes → eindringlich; memory → lastend; music → schwermütig; these haunting final chords → diese Schlussakkorde, die einen nicht loslassen
haunting [ˈhɔːntɪŋ] adj (sight, music) → che non si riesce a togliere dalla mente, ossessionante
haunting [ˈhɔːntɪŋ] adj (sight, music) → che non si riesce a togliere dalla mente, ossessionante
haunting [ˈhɔːntɪŋ] adj (sight, music) → che non si riesce a togliere dalla mente, ossessionante
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