Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haunting

/hˈɔntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: haunt-ing
IPA: /hˈɔntɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of haunt

adj

Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.

noun

A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

Example Sentences

"A ghost was haunting the house."
"He had a haunting gaze."
"During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables."
"They [most ghosts] prefer taking trips back to Earth. ... They go and try to assert their ownership of some house that once belonged to them: and then ye get what's called a Haunting."

Inflected Forms

more haunting (comparative) most haunting (superlative) hauntings (plural)

Derived Forms

hauntingly hauntingness unhaunting

Phrases

intelligent haunting residual haunting

Synonyms

persistent

Rhymes With

daunting taunting flaunting

Questions

How do you pronounce haunting?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔntɪŋ/.
What does haunting mean?: present participle and gerund of haunt

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