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/ gul / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
a grave robber.
a person who revels in what is revolting.
Origin of ghoul First recorded in 1780–90, ghoul is from the Arabic word ghūl
Words nearby ghoul ghost town, ghost-weed, ghost word, ghostwrite, ghostwriter, ghoul , ghoulish, GHQ, ghrelin, GHRF, ghyll
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Example sentences from the Web for ghoul The ghoul that keeps Putin awake at night is a Ukrainian Cossack.
Cossacks: The Cowboys of Crimea | Kamil Tchorek| March 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In Arabic legend, a ghoul is a creature that eats both stolen corpses and children.
What's the Difference Between Ghouls, Goblins, and Ghosts? | Dictionary.com| November 1, 2010| DAILY BEAST
At this the ghoul was angered, and I thought that he would have done me some bodily violence.
The Fantasy Fan January 1934 | Various
I will watch him like a ghoul of Bowanee, and they shall be mine!
A Fascinating Traitor | Richard Henry Savage
When he came to the form of Bosco, that youth feigned death, knowing that resistance to the ghoul meant a death wound.
The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin | Harry Houdini
Directly, a small window at one side of the gate was opened, and a ghoul put his head out.
Ting-a-ling | Frank Richard Stockton
And she laughed, and it would not have been a bad laugh for a ghoul .
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British Dictionary definitions for ghoul noun a malevolent spirit or ghost
a person interested in morbid or disgusting things
a person who robs graves
(in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children
Word Origin for ghoul C18: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized
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