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  2. verb. ˈhȯnt. ˈhänt. haunted; haunting; haunts. Synonyms of haunt. transitive verb. 1. a. : to visit often : frequent. spends a lot of time haunting bookstores. b. : to continually seek the company of. haunting celebrities. impostors that haunt the official in foreign ports Van Wyck Brooks. 2. a.

  3. Check pronunciation: haunt. Definition of haunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. haunt verb [T] (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE) Add to word list. B2. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life. 30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction. Fewer examples.

  5. verb (used without object) to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost. to visit habitually or regularly. to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger. noun. Often haunts. a place frequently visited: to return to one's old haunts. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England. a ghost. haunt. / hɔːnt / verb.

  6. adjective. uk / ˈhɔːn.tɪd / us / ˈhɑːn.t̬ɪd / haunted adjective (ANXIOUS) Add to word list. showing signs of suffering or severe anxiety: haunted look He had a haunted look about him. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated. angsty. anxious. fretfully. frightened. fuss.

  7. IPA guide. Other forms: haunted; haunts; haunting. The verb to haunt means to appear as a ghost or some kind of supernatural phenomenon. Ebenezer Scrooge was haunted by the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future.

  8. Apr 16, 2024 · British English: haunt VERB / hɔːnt / If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. The decision to leave her children now haunts her.

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