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Haunt v. t. (past & past part. haunted; pres. part. haunting)

To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon. "You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house." "Those cares that haunt the court and town."

To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition; said of spirits or ghosts, especially of dead people; as, the murdered man haunts the house where he died. "Foul spirits haunt my resting place."

To practice; to devote one's self to. (Obs.) "That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud... is cursed." "Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime."

To accustom; to habituate. (Obs.) "Haunt thyself to pity."

Haunt v. i. To persist in staying or visiting. "I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors."

noun

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. Note: In Old English the place occupied by any one as a dwelling or in his business was called a haunt. Note: Often used figuratively. "The household nook, The haunt of all affections pure." "The feeble soul, a haunt of fears."

The habit of resorting to a place. (Obs.) "The haunt you have got about the courts."

Practice; skill. (Obs.) "Of clothmaking she hadde such an haunt."

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"Haunt" Quotes from Famous Books

... well—if you will have it, you must. But you can't really have forgotten how you stood before the footlights, making the most horrible faces, as if you were in front of a looking-glass. All those other creatures were doing it, too; but, oh, EDWIN, yours were far the ugliest—they haunt me still.... I mustn't think of them—I won't! ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., December 13, 1890 • Various

... somnolent sederunt. The Greeks and Romans, too, are reserved as sort of general-utility men, to do all the dirty work of illustration; and they fill as many functions as the famous waterfall scene at the "Princess's," which I found doing duty on one evening as a gorge in Peru, a haunt of German robbers, and a peaceful vale in the Scottish borders. There is a sad absence of striking argument or real lively discussion. Indeed, you feel a growing contempt for your fellow-members; ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... was surrounded by higher hills, and hills which, according to the neighbouring shepherds, were impassable. No adventurous step had ever since the day they were created pierced beyond them. It was imagined that the space they surrounded was the haunt of elves, and the resort of those who held commerce with evil spirits. The curling smoke, which of late has frequently been seen to ascend from their bosom, has confirmed this tradition. And in order to render her habitation still more impervious, Rodogune surrounded it with a ...

— Imogen - A Pastoral Romance • William Godwin

... of God—where is the discretion of our friend. If he will continue to haunt the pueblo like a lovesick chicken, he will get his neck ...

— The Argonauts of North Liberty • Bret Harte

... was struck by the sight of some smoke, which came from a fire no more than two miles off. From this time I lost all my peace of mind. Day and night a dread would haunt me that the men who had made this fire would find me out. I went home and drew up my steps, but first I made all things round me look wild and rude. To load my gun was the next thing to do; and I thought it would be best to ...

— The Elson Readers, Book 5 • William H. Elson and Christine M. Keck

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