HUNG (AT) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hung (at)

verb

variants also hanged (at)

Definition of hung (at)

past tense of hang (at)

as in haunted

to go to or spend time in often most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours

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Forty years later, adult Calvin (Josh Hartnett) is still haunted by the event.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Fee remains haunted by his first love for Peter, which exerts a power over his life that feels like fate.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of haunted

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Science fiction author Octavia Butler, who grew up in the area, frequented the bookstore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies killed the mountain lion because of the injury, the animal’s proximity to locations frequented by children and its presence in a populated area.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequented

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Merz and Zelenskyy visited a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in central Kyiv that was damaged in a Russian attack that killed two people on Monday, as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

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