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banshee

noun as in poltergeist

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There was a man at my screening with the most irritating banshee laugh, which he would unleash at the most base-level moments of humor.

When the sheriff-to-be is killed, the man assumes his identity, Lucas Hood, and becomes the new Sheriff of Banshee.

The first season of Banshee, meanwhile, was completely outrageous (in a good way).

It is probably sometimes the one and sometimes the other; and its origin is very possibly like that of the Banshee.

By that time they were down in the servant's pantry where Polly was moaning and groaning and wailing like a banshee.

I left the road, circled the house with the turbine screaming like a banshee and the car taking the corners on the outside wheels.

The car shuddered, howled like a wounded banshee, and then leaped forward with a roar.

"Good old Dog; he's treed the Banshee," and Yan rushed out into the darkness.

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On this page you'll find 119 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to banshee, such as: demon, devil, phantom, shadow, soul, and specter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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