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shrew

/ʃruː/noun

उच्चारण श्रू

छछूँदर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a very small animal like a mouse, with a long pointed nose, that eats insects

    छछूँदर

    • A house shrew ran squeaking along the kitchen wall.
    • Shrews must eat almost all the time to stay alive.
  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned, disapproving

    a bad-tempered woman who argues a lot

    कर्कशा, झगड़ालू स्त्री

    • Shakespeare's comedy 'The Taming of the Shrew' is about a sharp-tongued woman.

    Synonyms nag virago harridan

◇Word family
shrewish adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse shrew (a small animal, or a bad-tempered woman) and shrewd (clever at judging situations).

Shrew (एक छोटा जीव, या झगड़ालू स्त्री) और shrewd (परिस्थितियों को समझने में चतुर) में भ्रम न करें।