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What is a banshee?

What is a banshee? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
  2. (derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
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The air was cold and a stiff wind had blown up, howling down corridors like a banshee.
He heard the banshee wail of an incoming rocket and so instinctively he dove to the ground.
Audrey's blonde hair was blown by the wind, making her look like some screaming banshee.
Tegan and Sara's voices are equally cutesy but while one is cosy and hopeful, the other is only a kitten-heeled step away from a bolshy banshee.
When they rang early on Sunday morning and broke the news to my Mum she howled like a banshee which woke me up.
That is still the case, although there is one demure young lass whose eldritch scream would be enough to frighten even the toughest banshee.

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