adjective
- strange and frightening in a mysterious way
Examples
- The old house had an eerie silence that made everyone uncomfortable.
- An eerie fog rolled across the cemetery at midnight.
- The abandoned playground looked eerie in the moonlight.
- She heard eerie sounds coming from the attic.
- The forest had an eerie quality that kept hikers away.
- His eerie laugh sent chills down my spine.
- The empty streets gave the town an eerie atmosphere.