wraith
/reɪθ/
noun
- A ghost or spirit, especially one seen shortly before or after a person's death.
- The old castle was said to be haunted by a wraith.
- Legends tell of a wraith that appears to warn of danger.
- She saw a wraith of her grandmother the night she passed away.
- A faint, shadowy, or barely visible form or image.
- Through the fog, he could see the wraith of a distant ship.
- The memory of that day was a wraith that lingered in his mind.
- A wraith of smoke rose from the dying embers.
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