Haint
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /heɪnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Haint is a verb meaning (US, dialectal) Alternative form of haunt.
Meaning
(US, dialectal) Alternative form of haunt.
More Meanings
- (US, dialectal) A ghost; a supernatural being; Alternative form of haunt.
- (dialectal) Alternative form of ain't.
Example Sentences
"Ain't you scared of haints?"
“I just don't think it happened that way,” he argued. “Otherwise, the ghost wouldn't still be hainting the tree.”
I got a tree on my back and a haint in my house, and nothing in between but the daughter I am holding in my arms.
It didn't take long for word to spread that there was a "haint" in the graveyard. A haint is what the old-timers called a ghost.
Word Forms
- haints
- hainting
- hainted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ha'nt, hant, harnt, haunt, hauntee, haunter.
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