Word Finder - haunting

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To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

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A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.

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To make uneasy, restless.

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The memory of his past failures haunted him.

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To stalk, to follow

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The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.

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To live habitually; to stay, to remain.

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To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.

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To practise; to devote oneself to.

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To persist in staying or visiting.

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A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

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

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Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.

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He had a haunting gaze.

The tune was haunting and yet somehow soothing.

The haunting feeling returned.

I can't find words for how beautiful that was, tender and haunting all at once.

Her cool beauty turned haunting in the moonlight that slid through the curtains.

In her room she ran a comb threw her curls and stared back at the violet eyes haunting her from the mirror.

It's so beautiful, almost haunting.

The mocking-bird is moreover of familiar habits, haunting the neighbourhood of houses, and is therefore a general favourite.

Some places claim stories of famous people haunting the location, such as Red Lion Park in England where the ghost of Oliver Cromwell walks each night with his companions.

They found no evidence of any other "haunting" activity tied to this location.

The story behind the haunting involves the original owner, Joseph Wyatt, becoming convinced that the reason his wife couldn't bear him children was because she was possessed by demons.

The last, which may have been done since he settled in France, is the darkened and partly repainted, but still powerful and haunting half-length figure in the Louvre, with the smile of inward ravishment and the prophetic finger beckoning skyward like that of St Anne in the Academy cartoon.

Contains possibly the single most haunting final shot of any film I've seen this year.

The palace already had a reputation for being haunted, and it's history suggests that a haunting is not out of the question.

The house is open to the public for tours where paranormal fans and those of a curious nature can take it upon themselves to judge the veracity of the tales of haunting that are a vital part of the house's history.

After all, there are people around the world who experience the same sort of haunting activity that George Lutz and his family experienced at the Amityville house in 1976.

In addition to these, you'll find a lot of videos where you spend a minute or two watching a scene where the alleged "haunting" is nothing more than a light reflected in the window or an orb created by dust in the video camera lens.

The Bell Witch is another example of a story where the voice of the spirit that's haunting a location can be heard clearly.

The Bell Witch haunting is considered one of America's greatest ghost stories according to paranormal researcher, psychologist Dr. Nandor Fodor.

The Bell Witch ghost is probably the most thoroughly documented case of a haunting in existence.

She was four months late doing so, but it was done now, and at last the haunting feeling was laid to rest.

Again, the army was morally weakened by a haunting dread of treason, and some of the chiefs, Ney for example, took the field with disturbing visions of the consequences of their late betrayal of the Bourbon cause, in case of Napoleon's defeat.

The survivors believe that the ghostly ogre, being so well provided for, will abstain from haunting them.

It was probably the origin of the story of Narcissus, and there is scarcely a race which is free from the haunting dread.

The haunting fear of conspiracy was skilfully used by them to direct Nero's suspicions against possible opponents.

Though chiefly affecting grassy plains or swamps, tigers are also found in forests, and seem to be fond of haunting the neighbourhood of old ruins.

He appears later as a spirit of the forests, endowed with the gift of prophecy, haunting springs and streams, with a special sanctuary in a grove on the Aventine.

In this lady he had found a sitter whose face and smile possessed in a singular degree the haunting, enigmatic charm in which he delighted.

Thus, the specter of popular revolt keeps haunting Richard II, notwithstanding the strictly aristocratic aspect of its many intrigues and conspiracies.

Taken with the cinematography, haunting soundtrack and stunning landscapes, the film has am austere, otherworldly air.

Blocking and lighting design combined to create haunting tableaux that made a virtue of the Playroom's potentially awkward rhomboid space.

These patterns form a hypnotic backdrop to the slow haunting melody - fabulous stuff.

They remind a little bit of early Pixies mixing gentle but haunting ballads which suddenly explode into guitar noise.

The second movement opens with a haunting melody from a solo bassoon, creating a feeling of calmness.

These serenely abstract images form a counterpoint to the haunting final photographs made at his father's bedside.

And unsurprisingly the climax is an inconclusive, haunting coda, with little explained or resolved.

But since the accident Jake has come back, haunting Matt's every step, turning up in weird attire and outrageous costumes.

His dark muted scenes seem vaguely familiar, distant, like haunting memories.

Some fine clarinet playing held the melody, and created the haunting swooping stops and nuances which typifies the music.

Themes include A haunting at the Castle and A Pirate Ship Palaver.

To me, they all had a haunting, surreal beauty.

You've heard of haunted houses, now here's a house that does the haunting.

For here, you find the haunting ruin of a vast tower base.

They are the masters of mystique and, once again, have produced a haunting yet essential album.

Click for the full version of the alleged haunting.

This is a beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking novel by one of my favorite writers.

Nevertheless, the president of the tribunal rightly pointed out that a genuine haunting could be considered of value.

There is nothing better in the world, actually, than something haunting, played by miners.

There are lilting hornpipes, exciting jigs and reels, along with some slow and haunting tunes.

He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house.

Listen to the haunting and beautifully played panpipes and flutes from this Andean country.