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UK
/sˈaɪəɹən/
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[ US /ˈsaɪɹən/ ]
[ US /ˈsaɪɹən/ ]
NOUN
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a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song
How To Use Siren In A Sentence
- The recent U.S. ranking by the World Economic Forum of 48th out of 133 developed or developing nations in quality of math and science instruction is a siren call. Jacqueline Edelberg: Political Will
- Wadi Turabah in Saudi Arabia is the last place in the Arabian Peninsula where the hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) can be found nesting, and the isolated and distinctive endemic race Pica pica ssp. asirensis is pressent on Shalla ad-Dhana. Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands
- Feet sounded on the deck, the thud of a heavy rope against the hull, the blare of a siren. HIGH STAND
- In the parking lot of the school, the siren filled the air.
- The cops came with loud sirens blaring and I just prayed that no one would discover me until the coast was clear and I could get away.
- I have recommitted myself to discovering a slower lifestyle -- I do, of course, fully believe in the power of poetry and play -- but the siren song of a highly productive life still calls compellingly to me. Christine Carter, PhD: Borrowing Time for Bliss
- The sirens screamed even louder as the ambulance had arrived.
- When a call comes in huge siren horns mounted on poles around town go off with an ear-splitting, undulating scream.
- In big cities you always hear sirens all the time.
- I am not saying I am some kind of saint who in satisfied with living simply, ignoring the siren song of materialism. (No) Money Changes Everything | Her Bad Mother