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haunt

/hɔnt/noun, verb1 syllable

Haunt means: a frequently visited place.

Synonyms for haunt11

noun, as in a frequently visited place

hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground

verb, as in haunt like a ghost; pursue

obsess, ghost

verb, as in follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

stalk

verb, as in be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

frequent

also used for haunt

nag, dwell, haint

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What does haunt mean?4

noun

1

a frequently visited place

verb

1

haunt like a ghost; pursue“Fear of illness haunts her”

2

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to“her ex-boyfriend stalked her”

3

be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place“She haunts the ballet”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with haunt?2

one syllable

contetaunt
Show 40 near rhymes
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Haunt in a sentence

  • Someone was murdered in that forest, and their ghost still haunts it.shekitten
  • Somebody was murdered in that forest, and their ghost still haunts it.shekitten
  • My past indiscretions are coming back to haunt me.CK
  • He used to haunt those caves as a little boy.unknown
  • It will haunt you for the rest of your life.Amastan
  • Those memories will come back to haunt you.ddnktr
  • The sensual delights of the body haunt my dreams.menaud
  • The pleasures of the body haunt my dreams.menaud

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Forms of haunt

as a noun

plural
haunts

as a verb

past tense
haunted
present participle
haunting
third-person singular
haunts
past participle
haunted