[
US
/ˈhɔnt/
]
[ UK /hˈɔːnt/ ]
[ UK /hˈɔːnt/ ]
VERB
-
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
the ghost of her mother haunted her
her ex-boyfriend stalked her -
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
She haunts the ballet -
haunt like a ghost; pursue
Fear of illness haunts her
NOUN
- a frequently visited place
How To Use haunt In A Sentence
- A Scottish moor long bore the reputation for being haunted by a phantom flock of sheep, which were always heard "baaing" plaintively before a big storm. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
- I was haunted by the beauty of the landscape all about, of the natural ferneries then disappearing, and of the domed forest-trees on the slopes, and was fortunate in meeting a gentleman intent on preserving in art the beauties of his country. Sailing Alone Around the World
- I have many memories of Calum, but the one that lingers most hauntingly in my mind is of him sitting among my family, his dark eyes, unfathomable as they often were, fixed on somewhere high on the wall, while his fingers coaxed that plaintive music from our little squeeze-box. Every living thing
- I pose a question, one that bestirs itself to haunt me in a tuneful way each Christmas, and so I pass my quizzical spirit of Christmas past along to you … Did you “hang a shining star upon the highest bough” or merely “muddle through somehow” this Christmas season? Go ahead, hang a shining star upon the highest bough and... you know...
- He is a slightly possessed, haunted, eccentric man; his enemies prefer to say ' insane '.
- See it once and it will haunt your memory with the pleasant familiarity of an old friend.
- The area was a popular tourist haunt.
- We meet in a tiny plush room in a posh London hotel which is the regular haunt for such interviews.
- While the other threads were developed and resolved, leaving one rather exhausted and peculiarly unsatisfied, this one remained outstanding, haunting the reader's memory.
- It is one of the oldest pubs in the country and a favourite haunt of the rich and famous who mingle with the locals over a pint - or a royal gin and tonic.