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haunting
adjective
(haunt-ing)
continually recurring to the mind
Synonyms:
persistent
,
Examples:
Haunting memories.
The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty.
haunting
adjective
(haunt-ing)
having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
Examples:
From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration.
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unforgettable
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phantom
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dreamlike
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plaintive
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dirgelike
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dolorous
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pensiveness
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doleful
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nocturnes
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wistful
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piteous
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frederick delius
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memento mori
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poignancy
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reverberates
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wraithlike
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lyrical
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haunting
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