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shrew

[shroo] / ʃru /
NOUN
woman of violent temper and speech
Synonyms
STRONG
backbiter battle-ax bitch carper detractor dragon fire-eater fishwife fury harpy harridan hellion muckraker nag ogress porcupine scold she-devil spitfire termagant tigress virago vixen
WEAK
calumniator hell cat reviler she-wolf vituperator

Example Sentences

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Purgatorius, a small mammal about the size of a shrew, appears in the fossil record shortly after the dinosaurs went extinct around 65.9 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

They included a horseshoe bat called Rhinolophus mabuensis and a dwarf musk shrew which scientists are still in the process of naming and describing.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

The shrew label never worked on her because her unabashed confidence and conviction were always painted as her strengths.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024

So muttering, the lady shrew moved off, and Mrs. Frisby continued across the garden.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien