Shrew - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃruː|  American pronunciation of the word shrew
Brit.  |ʃruː|  British pronunciation of the word shrew

noun

- a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman (syn: termagant)
- small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles (syn: shrewmouse)

Extra examples

...Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable....

His wife is a shrew and slattern.

Word forms

noun
singular: shrew
plural: shrews
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