look eerie
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Describes a visual appearance of being strange and frightening.
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Examples (10)
- The abandoned mansion looked particularly eerie under the pale moonlight.
- With its twisted trees, the forest started to look eerie as dusk fell.
- The antique dolls, with their cracked faces, looked disturbingly eerie in the dim attic light.
- The portrait's eyes seemed to follow you, making the whole painting look eerie.
- The thick, rolling fog made the familiar street look suddenly eerie and unfamiliar.
- His reflection in the dark water looked strangely distorted and eerie.
- The empty playground at midnight looks incredibly eerie without the sound of children.
- The clown's fixed smile and silent stare made it look more eerie than cheerful.
- After the fire, the charred landscape looked silent and eerie.
- The dormant machinery in the old factory looked eerie, as if it could spring to life at any moment.