verb / noun
haunt
HAWNT/hɔːnt/
To return persistently to a place as a ghost.
Local legends say a restless ghost haunts the old stone church.
Etymology
Hanter meant visiting regularly: a ghost “haunts” a place by returning to it repeatedly, especially a house where it once lived.
In context
the dead physically emerging to haunt the living has not been limited to Northern Ireland
More examples
- They believe a sailor's ghost still haunts the lighthouse.
- The ghost of a former owner haunted this house for years.
- Stories of spirits haunting the castle keep some visitors away.
Forms
haunt · haunts · haunted · haunting