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Definition of like a banshee
like a banshee
- intensifier.
I was running like a banshee.
She was screaming like a banshee. I had to cover her mouth so no one would hear us.
Last edited on Apr 24 2013. Submitted by Danny from Portola Valley, CA, USA on Mar 12 2003.
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