Banshee Synonyms

banzhē
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. banshie

Words Related to Banshee

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. blood-curdling
  2. t-rex
  3. valkyrie

Banshee Sentence Examples

  • The toll of the Cubans scrum was beginning to tell and the howling banshee Cuban back line was starting to run a muck.

  • A ghost is also said to haunt the vicinity wailing like a banshee.

  • A Welsh death-portent often confused with the gwrach y Rhibyn and banshee is the cyhyraeth, the groaning spirit.

  • Animal forms attributed to the banshee woman are all associated with witchcraft in Ireland.

  • The banshee is perhaps connected with ancestral or house spirits; the Wild Huntsman, the Gabriel hounds, the Seven Whistlers, &c., are traceable to some actual phenomenon; but the great mass of British goblindom cannot now be traced back to savage or barbarous analogues.

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