banshee

as inpoltergeist
as inphantasma
as invisitant
as inghost

Synonyms for banshee

noun ghost

Antonyms for banshee

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for banshee

He marched his men up, with the thin wailing of a banshee in his ears.

But that was the last act of destruction that the Banshee was destined to accomplish.

Presently he heard the long-drawn, quavering, banshee wail of a locomotive.

The Banshee corked the bottle and held it up proudly to the light.

Yes, it surely must be the banshee, and what does it forebode?

I thought it might be a banshee, if thair is that crayther in this counthry.

If the Banshee, then, is anxious to fulfil its mission it must follow us.

It is always the Banshee has followed the Sionnacs and cried them.

Presently there was a far-off wailing, like the cry of a banshee.

"If the moon comes out again we may see the Banshee," whispered Nora.

banshee

Synonyms for banshee

Antonyms for banshee

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