haunt (Meaning)

Wordnet

haunt (n)

a frequently visited place

Wordnet

haunt (v)

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

haunt like a ghost; pursue

be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

Webster

haunt (v. t.)

To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.

To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition.

To practice; to devote one's self to.

To accustom; to habituate.

Webster

haunt (v. i.)

To persist in staying or visiting.

Webster

haunt (n.)

A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.

The habit of resorting to a place.

Practice; skill.

haunt Sentence Examples

  1. The old mansion is haunted by the spirits of its former occupants.
  2. The haunting memories of my past mistakes still linger in my mind.
  3. The ghost of a murdered child haunted the house, seeking revenge.
  4. The abandoned asylum was rumored to be haunted by the souls of its former patients.
  5. The haunting melodies of the piano drifted through the empty ballroom.
  6. The Haunted Forest was a popular Halloween attraction, filled with eerie sounds and sights.
  7. The haunting beauty of the moonlit scene captivated my imagination.
  8. The author's haunting prose left a deep impression on my soul.
  9. The haunting realization of my mortality filled me with a profound sense of wonder.
  10. The haunting specter of war lingered in the minds of the survivors.

FAQs About the word haunt

a frequently visited place, follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to, haunt like a ghost; pursue, be a regular or frequent visitor to a certai

visit, affect, frequent, invade, resort (to), habituate,hang (at), infest, take in,patronize

avoid, avoid, shun, shun,escape, shake, shake, escape, evade, evade

The old mansion is haunted by the spirits of its former occupants.

The haunting memories of my past mistakes still linger in my mind.

The ghost of a murdered child haunted the house, seeking revenge.

The abandoned asylum was rumored to be haunted by the souls of its former patients.