fɹɪˈkwɛnt ɡəʊst ɡoʊst hɔːnt hɔːnt əbˈsɛs ɹɨˈzɔ(ɹ)t haunt like a ghost; pursue Fear of illness haunts her be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place She haunts the ballet follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to her ex-boyfriend stalked her the ghost of her mother haunted her a frequently visited place