Definition of banshee in English:

banshee

noun banˈʃiːˈbanʃiːˈbænʃi

(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house.
（爱尔兰传说中以哀嚎通知家中有人死亡的）女鬼
the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee
那个小女孩掉落冰淇淋后开始像女鬼似的号叫起来。
as modifier a horrible banshee wail
恐怖的女鬼般的哀号。
Example sentencesExamples
- So we spent the best part of 2 hours running around the house screaming like crazed banshees, dodging (in my case not very successfully) my deranged older brother.
- Aurella's voice suddenly rose into a banshee's wail of anger.
- I croaked, woken from my recurrent dream of loading reams of information onto the computer, by a banshee wail that went on and on, somewhere in the very near vicinity.
- Whipping the crowd into a fury from the first note, everyone was apparently quite pleased to hear the change, bounding around the Opera House like possessed banshees.
- For example, baddies can only ever enter stage left and ‘ethereals’ (ghosts, banshees and spirits) must never be touched by the ‘live’ actors.
- He heard the banshee wail of an incoming rocket and so instinctively he dove to the ground.
- An ambulance raced into the picture, sirens wailing like banshees.
- As guitars wail out of control and gospel choruses wail like baritone banshees, it becomes obvious that screwing and chopping has only begun to touch upon its potential.
- It was the wail of a thousand banshees, mixed with the mournful cries of wolves.
- The good folk of Ireland quail in their beds when they hear the banshee wail of the Irish Postie.
- She also has another name - the Queen of Scream, apparently accompanying every show with a banshee wail of expelled breath.
- It carried on wailing like a banshee for a good 5 minutes before I decided I couldn't take it anymore.
- Suspense builds as the siren wails like a crippled banshee.
- The wail of the banshees had been growing in intensity for some time.
- Was it you who was up in the night wailing like a banshee?
- Harry and Dolly have been in and out like Swiss cuckoos, demanding I open the door the instant the rain has stopped and the wind dropped, then wailing like banshees when things got bad again.
- As he moved with his Subartans into the open Frost could sense the spirits of the banshees all around them, closer now, gathering perhaps, he thought, to listen.
- They just adore tiptoeing around and shaking their heads when the broads shatter glass with their banshee wails.
- The eerie wind began to sound like the wail of a banshee, the creaks and groans of the castle began to seem like footsteps stalking toward her.
- Amaiya opened her mouth to reply, but her hands flew to her ears as a banshee wail hammered the sky.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde 'woman of the fairies'.

A banshee in Irish legend is a female spirit who wails a warning of an imminent death in a house; the word is ultimately from Old Irish ben síde ‘woman of the fairies’.

Rhymes

Comanche

Definition of banshee in US English:

banshee

nounˈbanSHēˈbænʃi

(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.
（爱尔兰传说中以哀嚎通知家中有人死亡的）女鬼
the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee
那个小女孩掉落冰淇淋后开始像女鬼似的号叫起来。
as modifier a horrible banshee wail
恐怖的女鬼般的哀号。
Example sentencesExamples
- Amaiya opened her mouth to reply, but her hands flew to her ears as a banshee wail hammered the sky.
- As he moved with his Subartans into the open Frost could sense the spirits of the banshees all around them, closer now, gathering perhaps, he thought, to listen.
- They just adore tiptoeing around and shaking their heads when the broads shatter glass with their banshee wails.
- It was the wail of a thousand banshees, mixed with the mournful cries of wolves.
- So we spent the best part of 2 hours running around the house screaming like crazed banshees, dodging (in my case not very successfully) my deranged older brother.
- I croaked, woken from my recurrent dream of loading reams of information onto the computer, by a banshee wail that went on and on, somewhere in the very near vicinity.
- The wail of the banshees had been growing in intensity for some time.
- Harry and Dolly have been in and out like Swiss cuckoos, demanding I open the door the instant the rain has stopped and the wind dropped, then wailing like banshees when things got bad again.
- An ambulance raced into the picture, sirens wailing like banshees.
- He heard the banshee wail of an incoming rocket and so instinctively he dove to the ground.
- Aurella's voice suddenly rose into a banshee's wail of anger.
- As guitars wail out of control and gospel choruses wail like baritone banshees, it becomes obvious that screwing and chopping has only begun to touch upon its potential.
- She also has another name - the Queen of Scream, apparently accompanying every show with a banshee wail of expelled breath.
- Was it you who was up in the night wailing like a banshee?
- For example, baddies can only ever enter stage left and ‘ethereals’ (ghosts, banshees and spirits) must never be touched by the ‘live’ actors.
- Suspense builds as the siren wails like a crippled banshee.
- It carried on wailing like a banshee for a good 5 minutes before I decided I couldn't take it anymore.
- The good folk of Ireland quail in their beds when they hear the banshee wail of the Irish Postie.
- The eerie wind began to sound like the wail of a banshee, the creaks and groans of the castle began to seem like footsteps stalking toward her.
- Whipping the crowd into a fury from the first note, everyone was apparently quite pleased to hear the change, bounding around the Opera House like possessed banshees.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde ‘woman of the fairies’.

词汇	banshee
释义	Definition of banshee in English: banshee noun banˈʃiːˈbanʃiːˈbænʃi (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house. （爱尔兰传说中以哀嚎通知家中有人死亡的）女鬼 the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee 那个小女孩掉落冰淇淋后开始像女鬼似的号叫起来。 as modifier a horrible banshee wail 恐怖的女鬼般的哀号。 Example sentencesExamples So we spent the best part of 2 hours running around the house screaming like crazed banshees, dodging (in my case not very successfully) my deranged older brother. Aurella's voice suddenly rose into a banshee's wail of anger. I croaked, woken from my recurrent dream of loading reams of information onto the computer, by a banshee wail that went on and on, somewhere in the very near vicinity. Whipping the crowd into a fury from the first note, everyone was apparently quite pleased to hear the change, bounding around the Opera House like possessed banshees. For example, baddies can only ever enter stage left and ‘ethereals’ (ghosts, banshees and spirits) must never be touched by the ‘live’ actors. He heard the banshee wail of an incoming rocket and so instinctively he dove to the ground. An ambulance raced into the picture, sirens wailing like banshees. As guitars wail out of control and gospel choruses wail like baritone banshees, it becomes obvious that screwing and chopping has only begun to touch upon its potential. It was the wail of a thousand banshees, mixed with the mournful cries of wolves. The good folk of Ireland quail in their beds when they hear the banshee wail of the Irish Postie. She also has another name - the Queen of Scream, apparently accompanying every show with a banshee wail of expelled breath. It carried on wailing like a banshee for a good 5 minutes before I decided I couldn't take it anymore. Suspense builds as the siren wails like a crippled banshee. The wail of the banshees had been growing in intensity for some time. Was it you who was up in the night wailing like a banshee? Harry and Dolly have been in and out like Swiss cuckoos, demanding I open the door the instant the rain has stopped and the wind dropped, then wailing like banshees when things got bad again. As he moved with his Subartans into the open Frost could sense the spirits of the banshees all around them, closer now, gathering perhaps, he thought, to listen. They just adore tiptoeing around and shaking their heads when the broads shatter glass with their banshee wails. The eerie wind began to sound like the wail of a banshee, the creaks and groans of the castle began to seem like footsteps stalking toward her. Amaiya opened her mouth to reply, but her hands flew to her ears as a banshee wail hammered the sky. Origin Late 17th century: from Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde 'woman of the fairies'. A banshee in Irish legend is a female spirit who wails a warning of an imminent death in a house; the word is ultimately from Old Irish ben síde ‘woman of the fairies’. Rhymes Comanche Definition of banshee in US English: banshee nounˈbanSHēˈbænʃi (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house. （爱尔兰传说中以哀嚎通知家中有人死亡的）女鬼 the little girl dropped her ice cream and began to howl like a banshee 那个小女孩掉落冰淇淋后开始像女鬼似的号叫起来。 as modifier a horrible banshee wail 恐怖的女鬼般的哀号。 Example sentencesExamples Amaiya opened her mouth to reply, but her hands flew to her ears as a banshee wail hammered the sky. As he moved with his Subartans into the open Frost could sense the spirits of the banshees all around them, closer now, gathering perhaps, he thought, to listen. They just adore tiptoeing around and shaking their heads when the broads shatter glass with their banshee wails. It was the wail of a thousand banshees, mixed with the mournful cries of wolves. So we spent the best part of 2 hours running around the house screaming like crazed banshees, dodging (in my case not very successfully) my deranged older brother. I croaked, woken from my recurrent dream of loading reams of information onto the computer, by a banshee wail that went on and on, somewhere in the very near vicinity. The wail of the banshees had been growing in intensity for some time. Harry and Dolly have been in and out like Swiss cuckoos, demanding I open the door the instant the rain has stopped and the wind dropped, then wailing like banshees when things got bad again. An ambulance raced into the picture, sirens wailing like banshees. He heard the banshee wail of an incoming rocket and so instinctively he dove to the ground. Aurella's voice suddenly rose into a banshee's wail of anger. As guitars wail out of control and gospel choruses wail like baritone banshees, it becomes obvious that screwing and chopping has only begun to touch upon its potential. She also has another name - the Queen of Scream, apparently accompanying every show with a banshee wail of expelled breath. Was it you who was up in the night wailing like a banshee? For example, baddies can only ever enter stage left and ‘ethereals’ (ghosts, banshees and spirits) must never be touched by the ‘live’ actors. Suspense builds as the siren wails like a crippled banshee. It carried on wailing like a banshee for a good 5 minutes before I decided I couldn't take it anymore. The good folk of Ireland quail in their beds when they hear the banshee wail of the Irish Postie. The eerie wind began to sound like the wail of a banshee, the creaks and groans of the castle began to seem like footsteps stalking toward her. Whipping the crowd into a fury from the first note, everyone was apparently quite pleased to hear the change, bounding around the Opera House like possessed banshees. Origin Late 17th century: from Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde ‘woman of the fairies’.
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