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harridan

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

Переводы

harridanсуществительное

harridans

множ.

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

The old harridan yelled at the children for playing near her garden.

Старая карга кричала на детей за то, что они играли рядом с её садом.

Дополнительные переводы

Синонимы

harridanприлагательное

/ˈhær.ɪ.dən/

/ˈhær.ə.dən/

Attributive use only; appears before a noun (e.g., ‘a harridan voice’). Rare, non-gradable.

Синонимы

harridanсуществительное

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.

The children were terrified of the harridan who lived at the end of the street.

A scolding, vicious, or overbearing woman, especially an older one.

The new forewoman quickly earned a reputation as a real harridan among the factory workers.

harridanприлагательное

Characteristic of or resembling a harridan; shrewish or scolding in tone or manner.

She spoke in a harridan tone that silenced the entire room.