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Definitions

porcupine

[pawr-kyuh-pahyn] / ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪn /
NOUN
shrew
Synonyms
STRONG
backbiter battle-ax bitch carper detractor dragon fire-eater fishwife fury harpy harridan hellion muckraker nag ogress scold she-devil spitfire termagant tigress virago vixen
WEAK
calumniator hell cat reviler she-wolf vituperator

Example Sentences

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The next day I got up and went over to get in the shower and there was a porcupine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Rick: The hotel pretty much just got the porcupine and left.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The machine that cuts the stone looks a little bit like a giant porcupine.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

So they co-created a paleontology college course, in which the only assignment for the entire semester was studying porcupine bones.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

The tin porcupine was to be used as a sign, a way of communicating without speaking, when they secretly met, indicating that everything and everyone was all right.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple