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How to pronounce hellion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms devil, heller
Type of bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troublemaker, troubler


he chased the young hellions out of his yard.

Examples of hellion

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Suddenly Howell was getting the hang of talking to this hellion in a wheelchair.
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He's tentative when it comes to scoring chances, the hellion aggression missing on both ends.
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It's while he's sitting out one such video in the school hallway that he meets Lee, a young hellion.
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Whitey was more the unseen hellion, and not until Connolly was eight years old did he actually meet him.
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Amen. Will I protect my brood, come hellion or high water?
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On the printed page, she's no dazzling raconteur like Alec Guinness or tell-all hellion like Tallulah Bankhead.
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The defense portrayed the unarmed victim as a hellion and the father as an upstanding citizen who fired in fear.
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A gifted child, but also a hellion, he was twice apprenticed by his father to a blacksmith to keep him out of trouble.
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It's also fun to see Kirk as a juvenile delinquent, a rebellious hellion joyriding in a stolen antique Corvette.
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  • A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
  • Hellion (Julian Keller) is a fictional character, a mutant in the , a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute, and a member of the Hellions squad therein. He first appeared in New Mutants (second series) #2.
  • Hellion is a heavy metal band, which was formed during 1982 in Los Angeles, California. The first line-up included Ann Boleyn (vocals), Ray Schenck (guitar), Sean Kelley (drums) and Peyton Tuthill (bass). With a different line-up they continue on today.
  • The Hellion is a 1924 Western film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and featuring Boris Karloff.
  • (Hellions) There have been several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe who have been known as the Hellions. These groups were rivals of various teams of younger mutant heroes in the X-Men franchise.
  • (The Hellions (film)) The Hellions is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin starring Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser and Colin Blakely. The film was about a lone law enforcement (Todd) officer battling criminals in South Africa. ...
  • An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person; an evil person; the larva of the dobsonfly; cursed, ill-fated
  • (Hellions) Bargaining 1 & 2 - S6 - Demon motorcycle gang that ravages Sunnydale