Haunting vs. Hunting

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Difference Between Haunting and Hunting
Hauntingadjective
Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
He had a haunting gaze.Huntingnoun
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
Hauntingnoun
A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables.Huntingnoun
Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
Hauntingadjective
continually recurring to the mind;
haunting memoriesthe cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beautyHuntingnoun
(engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
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Hauntingadjective
having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect;
from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegrationHuntingnoun
(telephony) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Huntingnoun
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
Huntingnoun
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Huntingnoun
the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts