HAUNTING Meaning of HAUNTING in English haunt ‧ ing /ˈhɔːntɪŋ $ ˈhɒːn-/ BrE AmE adjective sad but also beautiful and staying in your thoughts for a long time:a haunting melody —hauntingly adverb Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012