Haunting - English meaning

adjective

Touching the emotions; moving.

Usage examples:

A highly affecting account of her experiences in prison

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Usage examples:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Usage examples:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Relating to the atmosphere of the earth.

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Atmospheric pollution

adjective

Of or in the atmosphere

Usage examples:

Data reveal a sudden and unexplained jump in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide.

adjective

Arousing or able to arouse intense feeling.

Usage examples:

Animal experimentation is an emotive subject

adjective

Causing strong feelings

Usage examples:

Animal experimentation is a highly emotive issue.

adjective

Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.

Usage examples:

Powerfully evocative lyrics

adjective

Making you remember or imagine something pleasant

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Evocative music, a sound evocative of the sea

adjective

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

Usage examples:

She has big expressive eyes

adjective

Showing your feelings in your voice, behavior, or appearance

Usage examples:

His singing was beautiful and expressive.

adjective

(of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.

Usage examples:

An indelible marker pen

noun

Not able to be removed or erased

adjective

Impossible to remove by washing or by any other method

Usage examples:

An indelible mark, fig. his performance of hamlet left an indelible impression on all who saw it.

adjective

Worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual.

Usage examples:

He recalled memorable moments in his life

adjective

Likely to be remembered or worth remembering

Usage examples:

A memorable song/story, dizzy dean was one of baseball’s most memorable personalities., the part wa…

adjective

In motion.

Usage examples:

A fast-moving river

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

The act or process of someone going to live or work in a different place, or of a company taking all or part of its business to a different place

Usage examples:

Any moving expenses will be paid by the company.

adjective

Feeling, evoking, or characterized by nostalgia.

Usage examples:

He remained nostalgic about the good old days

noun

A nostalgic person.

Usage examples:

Nostalgics who still take pleasure in experiencing the glories of the north american landscape from…

adjective

Feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past

Usage examples:

Talking about our old family holidays has made me feel all nostalgic., we'll take a nostalgic look …

adjective

Sounding sad and mournful.

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A plaintive cry

adjective

(esp. of a sound) having a sad quality

Usage examples:

I love the plaintive sound of the bagpipes.

adjective

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

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A poignant reminder of the passing of time

adjective

Causing a feeling of sadness

Usage examples:

The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.

adjective

Having great power or strength.

Usage examples:

A fast, powerful car

adverb

Very.

Usage examples:

Walking is powerful hot work

adjective

Strong

Usage examples:

The picture quality is bad because the tv signal isn’t powerful enough., a powerful drug, he’s in a…

noun

A ghost.

Usage examples:

Judge steve evans takes on these unspooky spooks and non-existent ghosts - and he doesn't mind one …

verb

Frighten; unnerve.

Usage examples:

They spooked a couple of grizzly bears

adjective

Causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.

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Stirring songs

noun

An initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion.

Usage examples:

The first stirrings of anger

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

adjective

Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude.

Usage examples:

Your loyalty is very touching

preposition

Concerning; about.

Usage examples:

Discoveries touching the neglected traditions of the london boroughs

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

adjective

Impossible to forget; very memorable.

Usage examples:

That unforgettable first kiss

verb

Go to see and spend time with (someone) socially.

Usage examples:

I came to visit my grandmother

noun

An act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.

Usage examples:

I'll pay him a visit soon

verb

To go to a place in order to experience it, or to go to a person in order to spend time together

Usage examples:

[ t ] we visited a few galleries while we were in new york., [ t ] when are we going to visit grand…

adjective

Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.

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A wistful smile

adjective

Sad and thinking about something that is impossible or past

Usage examples:

She cast a wistful glance at the bridal gowns in the window., she spoke wistfully of their early ye…