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Adjective haunting has 2 senses

haunting, persistent - continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy
Antonym: forgettable (indirect, via unforgettable)
haunting - having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee
Antonym: unmoving (indirect, via moving)

Verb haunt has 3 senses

haunt, stalk - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
--₁ is one way to pursue, follow
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
haunt, obsess, ghost - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
--₂ is one way to preoccupy
Sample sentences:
The good news will haunt her
The performance is likely to haunt Sue
frequent, haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
--₃ is one way to travel to, visit

Derived form: noun haunt₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something