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siren

noun

ˈsī-rən How to pronounce siren (audio)
Definition of sirennext
as in temptress
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive a siren who could captivate any audience

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Recent Examples of siren Tornado sirens blare and strong winds cause chaos — downing branches, trees and powerlines, damaging buildings and pulling the roof off houses. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026 It’s designed to flag on the wrist when sounds like doorbells, alarms, or sirens go off. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026 As sirens went off over Riyadh and the Eastern Province, people in the Hejaz assumed no one would dare approach what all Muslims deem sacred. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026 After about a minute, Nora pushed Carrillo down onto a couch, broke free and fled through the front door as a piercing siren started blaring from the Ring camera. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for siren
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siren
  1. temptress
  2. seducer
  3. vamp
  4. seductress
  5. femme fatale
Noun
  • Charlize Theron, who takes on the role of the temptress nymph Calypso, has leaned toward the seductive, wearing Tom Ford short-shorts on one carpet and a black Givenchy dress with a thigh-high slit on another.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • In Homer’s epic, Circe is a beautiful temptress who toys with the soldiers for pleasure.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of temptress
Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    — Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of seducer
Noun
  • The shoes featured a high-cut vamp that enveloped most of the front of the foot, with visible seams going down the center of the vamp and along the sides, providing more structure for the soft leather shoes.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With its low heel, rounded toe, and high vamp—plus its vibrant bubblegum hue—the shoe offered a touch of ’80s glam to her otherwise businesslike look.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of vamp
Noun
  • Dumas’ sinister seductress Milady is now a British spy helping the Nazis.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The innocent girl turned jaded seductress, peeling off her sheer black lingerie to pose for the camera.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of seductress
Noun
  • Lawrence Kasdan’s directorial debut is an erotic neo-noir thriller starring Kathleen Turner as the beguiling femme fatale Matty alongside William Hurt as an unscrupulous lawyer, Ned.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tony Dalton brings impressive menace to a superficially affable sheriff, and Laura Donnelly strikes the perfect balance between femme fatale and innocent love interest.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of femme fatale

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“Siren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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