Synonyms for banshee

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ban-shee, ban-shee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn ʃi, bænˈʃi

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Définition of banshee

Origin : 1771, from phonetic spelling of Irish bean sidhe "female of the Elves," from bean "woman" (from PIE *gwen-; see queen) + sidhe, from sith "fairy" or sid "fairy mound." Specifically, one who calls to the spirits of the dead.

As in poltergeist : noun ghost
As in phantasma : noun ghost
As in visitant : noun ghost
As in ghost : noun spirit of the dead

Example sentences :

He marched his men up, with the thin wailing of a banshee in his ears.
Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey

But that was the last act of destruction that the Banshee was destined to accomplish.
Extract from : « The World Peril of 1910 » by George Griffith

Presently he heard the long-drawn, quavering, banshee wail of a locomotive.
Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb

The Banshee corked the bottle and held it up proudly to the light.
Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd

Yes, it surely must be the banshee, and what does it forebode?
Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston

I thought it might be a banshee, if thair is that crayther in this counthry.
Extract from : « The Castaways » by Captain Mayne Reid

If the Banshee, then, is anxious to fulfil its mission it must follow us.
Extract from : « The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector » by William Carleton

It is always the Banshee has followed the Sionnacs and cried them.
Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series » by Lady Gregory

Presently there was a far-off wailing, like the cry of a banshee.
Extract from : « The Soul of a Nation » by Phillip Gibbs

But they say, miss, that the Banshee is out on the nights when the moon is at the full.
Extract from : « Light O' The Morning » by L. T. Meade

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