Haunting vs. Hunting: What's the Difference?
Haunting and Hunting Definitions
Haunting
Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable
A haunting melody.
Hunting
The activity or sport of pursuing game.
Haunting
Present participle of haunt
A ghost was haunting the house.
Hunting
The act of conducting a search for something
House hunting.
Haunting
Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.
He had a haunting gaze.
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Hunting
(Electronics) The periodic variation in speed of a synchronous motor with respect to the current.
Haunting
A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
During the haunting, strange voices and noises were heard and objects flew off tables.
Hunting
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.
Haunting
Continually recurring to the mind;
Haunting memories
The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty
Hunting
Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
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Haunting
Having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect;
From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration
Hunting
(engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
Hunting
(telephony) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Hunting
Present participle of hunt
Hunting
The pursuit of game or of wild animals.
Hunting
The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
Hunting
The activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Hunting
The work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
