haunt
hawnt
- n a frequently visited place
- v follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
the ghost of her mother haunted her - v haunt like a ghost; pursue
Fear of illness haunts her - v be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
She haunts the ballet
- Which is why McCain's much cleaner answer may come back to haunt him.
- The biofuels boom, in short, is one that could haunt the planet for generations--and it's only getting started.
- Parents hoped to haunt their children; maybe fear would keep them safe.