What is the meaning of haunting?

verb

  • Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.
    • usage: "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
  • Haunt like a ghost; pursue.
    • usage: "Fear of illness haunts her"
  • Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place.
    • usage: "She haunts the ballet"

adjective

  • Continually recurring to the mind."haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty- Claudia Cassidy
  • 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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