herumspuken

== German == === Etymology === From herum +‎ spuken. Cognate with Dutch rondspoken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpuːkn̩] Hyphenation: he‧r‧um‧spu‧ken === Verb === herumspuken (weak, third-person singular present spukt herum, past tense spukte herum, past participle herumgespukt, auxiliary haben) (colloquial) to haunt [with in (+ dative) ‘someone/something’] Synonym: herumgeistern Diese Idee spukte in seinem Kopf herum ― That idea haunted his mind ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Herumspuken, Herumspukerei herumspukend ==== Related terms ==== Spuk === Further reading === “herumspuken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “herumspuken” in Duden online