Definition of haunting

"haunting" in the verb sense

1. haunt, stalk

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"

"the ghost of her mother haunted her"

2. haunt, obsess, ghost

haunt like a ghost pursue

"Fear of illness haunts her"

3. frequent, haunt

be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

"She haunts the ballet"

"haunting" in the adjective sense

1. haunting, persistent

continually recurring to the mind

"haunting memories"

"the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy

2. haunting

having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect

"from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee

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Quotations for haunting

From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting thoughts proceed. [ Wordsworth ]

haunting in Scrabble®

The word haunting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters haunting:

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haunting in Words With Friends™

The word haunting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters haunting:

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Words within the letters of haunting

2 letter words in haunting (13 words)

5 letter words in haunting (8 words)

6 letter words in haunting (4 words)

7 letter words in haunting (1 word)

8 letter words in haunting (Anagrams) (2 words)

haunting + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence haunting

Words that start with haunting (3 words)

Words with haunting in them (1 word)

Words that end with haunting (2 words)

Word Growth involving haunting

Shorter words in haunting

un aunt haunt

ha haunt

in tin ting

Longer words containing haunting

chaunting

hauntingly

hauntings