banshee

/bænˈʃiː/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

old

VERB + BANSHEE

like, wandered

BANSHEE + NOUN

castle's

PREP.

out, through

noun

A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].

A noisy or ill-tempered woman.

Where's this old banshee that runs the place?

noun — (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impend

Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].

Wiktionary

Where's this old banshee that runs the place?

Wiktionary

The banshee let out a blood-curdling scream.

Tatoeba · #1417268

She wandered like a banshee through the castle's alleys. She was no longer the king's favorite, she had been deposed.

Tatoeba · #12362936

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