Haunting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

haunt like a ghost; pursue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɔːntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɔːntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːntɪŋ/.

Examples

her ex-boyfriend stalked her
the ghost of her mother haunted her
Fear of illness haunts her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stalk obsess ghost haunt frequent persistent

Parts of Speech

verb	follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to “her ex-boyfriend stalked her”
verb	haunt like a ghost; pursue “Fear of illness haunts her”
verb	be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place “She haunts the ballet”
adjective	continually recurring to the mind; ; - Claudia Cassidy “haunting memories”
adjective	having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; -Charles Lee “from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration”

Word Forms

stalk	noun	the act of following prey stealthily
obsession	noun	an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
ghost	noun	a mental representation of some haunting experience
frequent	adjective	coming at short intervals or habitually
frequenter	noun	a regular customer
haunt	noun	a frequently visited place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eindringlich

folgen Sie heimlich oder kehren Sie ständig und spontan zurück

🇫🇷French

hanté

suivre furtivement ou revenir constamment et spontanément pour

🇪🇸Spanish

obsesionante

seguir sigilosamente o recurrir constante y espontáneamente a

🇮🇹Italian

inquietante

seguire di soppiatto o ricorrere costantemente e spontaneamente a

🇳🇱Dutch

spookachtig

volg heimelijk of kom voortdurend en spontaan terug

🇵🇹Portuguese

assombrando

siga furtivamente ou recorra constante e espontaneamente a

🇷🇺Russian

преследующий

следовать тайно или постоянно и спонтанно повторяться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूतिया

गुप्त रूप से अनुसरण करें या लगातार और अनायास पुनरावृत्ति करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুতুড়ে

গোপনে অনুসরণ করুন বা ক্রমাগত এবং স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবে পুনরাবৃত্তি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டையாடும்

திருட்டுத்தனமாக பின்பற்றவும் அல்லது தொடர்ந்து மற்றும் தன்னிச்சையாக மீண்டும் நிகழும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వెంటాడే

రహస్యంగా అనుసరించండి లేదా నిరంతరం మరియు ఆకస్మికంగా పునరావృతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

झपाटलेले

गुप्तपणे अनुसरण करा किंवा सतत आणि उत्स्फूर्तपणे पुनरावृत्ती करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભૂતિયા

ચોરીછૂપીથી અનુસરો અથવા સતત અને સ્વયંભૂ પુનરાવર્તન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಡುವ

ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾಗಿ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേട്ടയാടുന്നു

രഹസ്യമായി പിന്തുടരുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിരന്തരം സ്വയമേവ ആവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੂਤਨਾ

ਚੋਰੀ-ਛਿਪੇ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਵੈ-ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਦੁਹਰਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان

چپکے سے پیروی کریں یا مسلسل اور بے ساختہ دہرائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人难以忘怀的

悄悄地跟随或不断地自发地重复

🇯🇵Japanese

忘れられない

こっそり尾行するか、絶えず自発的に再発する

🇰🇷Korean

잊혀지지 않는

은밀하게 따르거나 지속적으로 자발적으로 반복하여

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ám ảnh

theo dõi lén lút hoặc tái diễn liên tục và tự phát để

🇹🇭Thai

หลอกหลอน

ติดตามอย่างลับ ๆ หรือเกิดขึ้นซ้ำ ๆ อย่างต่อเนื่องและเป็นธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghantui

mengikuti secara diam-diam atau berulang terus-menerus dan spontan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagmumulto

sundin nang palihim o paulit-ulit at kusang-loob sa

🇲🇾Malay

menghantui

ikut senyap-senyap atau berulang secara berterusan dan spontan ke

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المؤرقة

اتبع خلسة أو تكرر بشكل مستمر وعفوي

🇮🇷Persian

فراموش نشدنی

به طور پنهانی دنبال کنید یا به طور مداوم و خود به خود تکرار کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

unutulmaz

gizlice takip edin veya sürekli ve kendiliğinden tekrarlanarak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רודף

לעקוב בגניבה או לחזור כל הזמן וספונטני

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