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banshee
[ ban-shee, ban-shee ]
noun
- (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.
banshee
/ ˈbænʃiː; bænˈʃiː /
noun
- (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of banshee1
Example Sentences
It was the fewest points the Lakers had scored in a playoff win since 1991 — a real celebration of the banshee stuff the coaches had been preaching for months.
When he heard the news he says he “wailed like a banshee for 20 minutes”.
At the same time, he continues to throw himself a great pity party, wraps himself in his solipsistic view of victimhood, wailing like a banshee and gnashing his teeth in anger.
At times sweet naif, at times screaming banshee, she seems not quite human, like the strange half-duck/half-dog creature that follows her around the scientist’s house.
On “Devil’s Advocate” from the recently released album “sneek,” Gallant’s lilting croon ushers in Martin’s smooth sax while a sound like a banshee’s lullaby flurries in the upper register — in a good way.
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