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shrew

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

Translations

shrewnoun

shrews

/ʃruː/

/ʃru/

землеройка

The shrew is a small mammal with a pointed snout.

Землеройка — это маленькое млекопитающее с заостренной мордочкой.

сварливая женщина

She was known as a shrew in the neighborhood because of her constant complaints.

Её знали как сварливую женщину в округе из-за её постоянных жалоб.

Additional translations

мелкое млекопитающее

Synonyms

shrewverb

shrewed

Past Simple

shrewed

Past Participle

shrewing

Gerund

Archaic, chiefly literary.

Synonyms

bawl out

rail at

lambaste

shrewadjective

/ʃruː/

Used mainly attributively (‘shrew populations’, ‘shrew habitat’); not normally gradable.

Synonyms

Definitions

shrewnoun

A small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes, belonging to the family Soricidae.

The shrew scurried through the underbrush, searching for insects to eat.

A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.

The character in the play was portrayed as a shrew, constantly arguing with everyone around her.

shrewverb

Archaic. To curse or wish evil upon; to scold sharply.

The old knight shrewed the thieves for their insolence.

shrewadjective

Relating to or characteristic of shrews (the small insectivorous mammals).

Shrew populations are sensitive to changes in soil moisture.