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banshee::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | banshie |
| Type of | disembodied spirit, spirit |
Examples of banshee
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Banshee airs on Cinemax in the US and was recently renewed for a second season.
From the metro.co.uk
I just wish that during the encore she could have shown her rock banshee side.
From the guardian.co.uk
Juliet's mother lets out a banshee wail while flapping her hands next to her mouth.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The ending note, Magnus'trademark banshee scream, was the nail in the coffin.
From the bostonherald.com
It's about an archeology professor who unearths an artifact that releases a banshee.
From the suntimes.com
I am, as anyone who knows me will testify, wild, banshee-crazy about my grandchildren.
From the kentucky.com
How do you follow up riding a banshee to save Pandora in the 2009 blockbuster Avatar?
From the time.com
She has taken on banshee-like qualities, dooming those who hear her wailing to death.
From the sfgate.com
Leading lady Patience Hodgson is a banshee onstage, crowing and crooning in equal measure.
From the bloomberg.com
- (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
- A banshee (/u02C8bu00E6nu0283iu02D0/ BAN-shee, Modern Irish bean su00ED, from Old Irish: ban su00EDde, pronouncedu00A0, "woman of the mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology who heralds the death of a member of one of the prominent Gaelic families, usually by shrieking or keening...
- Banshee is a melodic power metal band that was formed in 1985 in the American Midwest. Although sharing image and sound with the glam/metal scene of the 80's, their music also diverged from the genre, sharing more in common with power metal featuring guitar solo prominence via lead work by ...
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who operates as a member of the X-Men.
- The Banshee is a 120-pound, cat-rigged one-design sailing dinghy with of sail. The boat was designed by Richard Reid in 1969. Its Portsmouth yardstick is 93.7 (2008).
- In Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, the undead are seen less as monsters, and more as characters with unusual cultural quirks. They even have their own bar in Ankh-Morpork.
- Banshee is an open-source media player, originally called Sonance until 2005 . Built upon Mono and Gtk#, it uses the Helix and GStreamer multimedia platform for encoding and decoding various media formats, including Ogg Vorbis, MP3 and FLAC. ...
- (Banshees) Most often associated with Ireland and Scotland, the Banshee is an omen spirit that forewarns people of an impending tragedy.
- (Banshees) are single-passenger flying vehicles named for the characteristic wail of their engines. They are highly maneuverable and armed with twin plasma cannons that can fire continuously without overheating, dealing out death and destruction at frightening rates. ...
