adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a haunting melody (= used about a beautiful melody, especially one that is rather sad and which you remember for a long time )
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He began to play a soulful, haunting melody.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the two men embark on a journey of self-discovery, the haunting music of Gigli punctuates their revelations.
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Dreams, predictions, a haunting vocal soundtrack and a glamorous set establish Transfer's new show a characteristically rich theatrical presentation.
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For years, I have kept this haunting expression of the need to pray close by me.
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Gone was the haunting melancholy, the air not so much of discontent as of incompleteness.
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In 1942 Eric Ennion wrote Adventurers Fen, celebrating its birdlife and the haunting beauty of its landscape.
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It's a haunting book, pulsing with a numb silence before the scream.
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It has already firmly lodged itself, like some haunting vision, in my mind.
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Wistfully, I looked back at the haunting beauty of the well.