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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
/ 藞b忙n蕛i藧; b忙n藞蕛i藧 /
noun
- (in Irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of banshee1
Example Sentences
It was the fewest points the Lakers had scored in a playoff win since 1991 鈥 a real celebration of the banshee stuff the coaches had been preaching for months.
When he heard the news he says he 鈥渨ailed like a banshee for 20 minutes鈥.
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鈥檚 house.
On 鈥淒evil鈥檚 Advocate鈥 from the recently released album 鈥渟neek,鈥 Gallant鈥檚 lilting croon ushers in Martin鈥檚 smooth sax while a sound like a banshee鈥檚 lullaby flurries in the upper register 鈥 in a good way.
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