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haunt

The correct spelling is haunt.

How to pronounce haunt

/hænt/
noun

IPA: /hænt/

Say it like: Hau-nt

The correct spelling is haunt. A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout. For example: "I went back the town I used to live and visited all my old haunts."

Usage Examples

I went back the town I used to live and visited all my old haunts.

A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.

The memory of his past failures haunted him.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
  2. 2.A ghost.
  3. 3.A feeding place for animals.

verb

  1. 1.To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
  2. 2.To make uneasy, restless.
  3. 3.To stalk, to follow
  4. 4.To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
  5. 5.To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.

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