Defining the Undefinable

Definition of HAUNT

transitive verb

 \ˈhȯnt, ˈhänt\

1a : to visit often : frequent b : to continually seek the company of

2a : to have a disquieting or harmful effect on : trouble b : to recur constantly and spontaneously to c : to reappear continually in

3: to visit or inhabit as a ghost

intransitive verb

1: to stay around or persist : linger

2: to appear habitually as a ghost

— haunt·er noun

— haunt·ing·ly \ˈhȯn-tiŋ-lē, ˈhän-\ adverb