haunt — to visit a place regularly or frequently
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to visit a place regularly or frequently
Pronunciation (IPA): /hɔːnt/
Example Sentences
- My ex keeps haunting my Instagram like a digital ghost.
- The mistake I made in the presentation will haunt me forever.
- This library used to be my haunt during college years.
haunt
VERB[/hɔːnt/]
to visit a place regularly or frequently
The terrified student tried to sleep, but the giant glowing red "F" aggressively smashed through the window to haunt his mind all night.
H(horrible) + AUNT(relative) — to haunt is when a horrible ghost aunt violently smashes through your window every night to aggressively pinch your cheeks.
He aggressively loved to flaunt his wealth and violently taunt the poor, but the giant ghost of his greed came back to forcefully haunt him in his sleep.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'hanter', possibly derived from Old Norse 'heimta' meaning 'to bring home' or 'to fetch'. The word entered Middle English and evolved to mean 'to frequent or visit regularly'.
Breakdown
haunt (single morpheme, no productive breakdown) - the word is a simple verb root borrowed from Old French, not composed of separable English morphemes
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My ex keeps haunting my Instagram like a digital ghost.”
“The mistake I made in the presentation will haunt me forever.”
“This library used to be my haunt during college years.”
“The ghost of my diet haunts me every time I see a burger.”
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