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haunted (HAWNT'd) (verb)
Inhabited, visited, or appeared to have been in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being: They say that the hotel is haunted by ghosts.
haunted (HAWNT'd) (adjective)
Troubled or upset: Benjamin was a mysterious young man who had a haunted expression on his face.
hunted (HUHNT'd) (verb)
To have chased and killed: The wolves hunted their prey until they were successful in getting their next meal.
hunted (HUHNT'd) (adjective)
Relating usually to wild animals that have been chased and killed: The hunted wolves sought refuge in the forest.
The prince, who had hunted all day and got lost in the forest, suddenly saw the haunted castle in front of him and he later discovered that it was the home of the Sleeping Beauty.
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“haunted”
haunt (HAWNT) (verb), haunts; haunted; haunting
1. To visit often; to frequent: They haunted the movie theaters at least twice a week.
2. To obsess the mind constantly until it is relieved by coming to a solution: Not knowing the meaning of the word haunted Harriet until she found its definition.
3. To be continually present in; to pervade: All of the terrible things that are happening in the world haunt a lot of people.
4. To inhabit, to visit, or to appear in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being: There were those who thought the old house was being haunted by ghosts because of the strange noises that the neighbors frequently heard late in the nights.
2. To obsess the mind constantly until it is relieved by coming to a solution: Not knowing the meaning of the word haunted Harriet until she found its definition.
3. To be continually present in; to pervade: All of the terrible things that are happening in the world haunt a lot of people.
4. To inhabit, to visit, or to appear in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being: There were those who thought the old house was being haunted by ghosts because of the strange noises that the neighbors frequently heard late in the nights.
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haunted (adjective), more haunted, most haunted
1. Upset or troubled: Mike was a strange person who always appeared to have haunted feelings about what happened to his son during the war.
2. Lived in or visited by ghosts: That haunted house kept people away from it, including those who otherwise wanted to break in.
2. Lived in or visited by ghosts: That haunted house kept people away from it, including those who otherwise wanted to break in.
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