shrew
noun
, especially Southern ˈsrü\
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Synonyms: Noun
battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, harridan, termagant, virago, vixen
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Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Though married to a terrible shrew, a man tries to figure out a way to be with his childhood sweetheart, who has just moved back into town. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 But Patricia Racette makes the Kostelnicka a more nuanced, ambiguous figure than the usual shrew. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "A fairy-tale world premiere and Janácek's brutal but redemptive 'Jenufa' impress at Santa Fe Opera," 6 Aug. 2019 That means considering the smaller animals, such as shrews, voles, jumping mice, and pika, too. — Starre Vartan, National Geographic, "How wildlife bridges over highways make animals—and people—safer," 16 Apr. 2019 One of the new species is a flightless behemoth, weighing as much as a shrew, and carries big spines for defense on its thorax. — Piotr Naskrecki, National Geographic, "Blood-squirting insects and more tiny creatures flourish in African park," 25 Apr. 2019 Researchers have collected genetic evidence that these HEVs can also infect a variety of animals, including pigs, wild boar, deer, rabbits, mongoose, chickens, camels, ferrets, greater bandicoots, Asian musk shrew, mink, moose, and fish. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Rat hepatitis jumps to human for first time, spotlighting disease mystery," 2 Oct. 2018 There are a few other venomous mammals, mostly shrews, but there’s only one venomous primate: Southeast Asia’s slow loris. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "20 Things You Didn't Know About ... Poison," 25 Sep. 2018 Elephants and elephant cape shrews—which both keep their testes locked away in the abdomen—have internal body temperatures similar to those of humans. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "The Earliest Mammals Kept Their Cool With Descended Testicles," 28 June 2018 Director Alex Richanbach employs a sharp stylistic contrast between dim and dreary New York City and vibrant Spain, where Harper is sent by her shrew of a boss (Michaela Watkins) to land a sangria client. — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, "Gillian Jacobs gets wild in girl-tripping comedy 'Ibiza'," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shrew.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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