Shrew - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʃruː|
Brit.
|ʃruː|
noun
- a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman (syn: termagant)
- small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles (syn: shrewmouse)
- 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
singular: shrew
plural: shrews
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