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The meaning of HAUNT is to visit often : frequent. How to use haunt in a sentence.
uk / ɡɔːnt / us / ɡɑːnt / Add to word list. very thin, especially because of sickness or hunger: Her face was gaunt and grey. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than average. thin She's on a diet but I think she's already too thin. skinny You should eat more. You're much too skinny.
verb. to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost. tr to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc) he was haunted by the fear of insanity. to visit (a place) frequently. to associate with (someone) frequently. noun. often plural a place visited frequently. an old haunt of hers.
HAUNT definition: 1. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: 2. (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: 3. a…. Learn more.
HAUNT meaning: 1. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: 2. (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: 3. a…. Learn more.
1. If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. [...] 2. Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. [...] 3. A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. [...]
What does the noun haunt mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun haunt, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
