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wendigo

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wendigo.

Editorial note

And theories of mind (and associated disorders) tend to be culturally based and coded - see the syndrome/myth of the wendigo as an example.

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Quick take

Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wendigo gathered in one view.

noun

Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”).

noun

(mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wendigo.

noun

Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”).

noun

(mythology) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.

Example sentences

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And theories of mind (and associated disorders) tend to be culturally based and coded - see the syndrome/myth of the wendigo as an example.

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The code itself will be delineated with comments calling back to the documentation ("// Case B - the wendigo.

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Or perhaps it is like Wendigo, swallowing up other languages, only to become larger and hungrier.

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They could say it's pronounced "Wendigo" and people would still read it "Furry".

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Other classics in the book were The Rats in the Walls, The Hands of Mr Ottermole, An Invitation to the Hunt, The Damned Thing, and The Wendigo, among many others.

Quote examples

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The code itself will be delineated with comments calling back to the documentation ("// Case B - the wendigo.

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They could say it's pronounced "Wendigo" and people would still read it "Furry".

Proper noun examples

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Or perhaps it is like Wendigo, swallowing up other languages, only to become larger and hungrier.

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Other classics in the book were The Rats in the Walls, The Hands of Mr Ottermole, An Invitation to the Hunt, The Damned Thing, and The Wendigo, among many others.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wendigo in a sentence?

And theories of mind (and associated disorders) tend to be culturally based and coded - see the syndrome/myth of the wendigo as an example.

What does wendigo mean?

Synonym of splake (“kind of hybrid fish”).

What part of speech is wendigo?

wendigo is commonly used as noun.