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(transitive) To make uneasy, restless.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(transitive) To make uneasy, restless.

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  • “🦇 Sink Your Teeth Into Our Shop! The wait is over, Familiars. We’ve haunted your ears for years, now it’s time to haunt your wardrobe. The VAMPIRE VIDEOS VAULT merch store is finally LIVE! ⚰️✨ Grab something with bite! vampirevideos-shop.fourthwall.com”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Ooph. Not sad that I missed this one. I hate that the Trop lives to continue haunt the #Bluejays. Cursed place.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(transitive) To stalk; to follow.

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  • “Going up stairs to my old haunt, there was Bartleby silently sitting upon the banister at the landing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The average bar of chocolate contains at least one cockroach. Most food contains bugs and there is nothing anyone can do about it. 'Rocky Mountain Oysters' are made from cow testicles, not seafood. Follow me for more terrible facts that will haunt you to your last breath.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““require mutual respect, consent, & shared responsibility for sexual behavior & its consequence.” Ghosts of #WmnHist still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #DangerousChurchDoctrine #misogyny #patriarchy #TrumpKKKristians”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““The dream that you don’t fight for can haunt you for the rest of your life.” ~Herb Copperbottom 🤖”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “In one, he critiqued monogamy. He told the story of a country where the authorities only allowed young people to sing when they come of age. But they only allowed them to sing one song all their lives. Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.
Origin: From , from , from , from or/and from ; both from , from , from . Cognate with ; related to , from the same Germanic source. Another descendant from the French is , whence , , . More at home. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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