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Meanings of haunting melody in English

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Usage of haunting melody in English
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My mother hums a haunting melody, one that I think she made up.
Angelfall
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The haunting melody ceased, and an infinitesimal pause ensued before the clapping broke out.
The Splendid Folly
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The mellow, haunting melody caught Rhoda's fancy at once, as Cartwell knew it would.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
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The haunting melody of some familiar line of verse
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
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And somehow this haunting melody will find its way into the psyche of whatever character.
Ebony
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One song with a haunting melody caught Deacon's attention; he listened to get the words.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
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Amazed, forgetful of their discomfort, the girls listened while the throbbing, haunting melody wailed itself to a close.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle; Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run
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They were charmed and thrilled by the haunting melody of his verse and the weird horror of his tales.
American Men of Mind
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One of the purest gems of Jefferies-"Hoursof Spring"-hasa pathos and haunting melody of compelling poignancy.
Our Friend John Burroughs
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But as big as the songs get, there's always a ear-catching detail or haunting melody to draw you in.
BBC
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In the parlor below the singing came to an end, but the harpsichord, lightly fingered, gave forth a haunting melody.
Audrey
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A melancholy, haunting melody.
The last testament
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There is something of Whitman's virile imagination and Emerson's high spirituality combined with the haunting melody of Poe's best work.
Sidney Lanier
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But the strange part is how the natural accompanying voice below (in the bassoon) makes a haunting melody of
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
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They held two or three dances, and we were again struck by the rhythm and weird, haunting melody of their chanting.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
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On that chilly Christmas Eve in 1914 many of the German forces sang Silent Night, its haunting melody inching across the line.
The Guardian
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