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shrew [ʃruː] N

shrewd [ʃruːd] ADJ

2. shrewd:

▶ shrewdly ADV
▶ shrewdness N

Jewish [ˈdʒuːıʃ] ADJ

I . swish [swıʃ] N VB intr

III . swish [swıʃ] ADJ inf

wherewithal [ˈʰweəwıðɔːl] N

II . shred <shredded or shred; shiredding> [ʃred] VB trans

III . shred [ʃred] VB intr

III . shriek [ʃriːk] N

shrill [ʃrıl] ADJ

2. shrill:

▶ shrillness N
▶ shrilly ADV

shrimp <shrimp(s)> [ʃrımp] N

1. shrimp:

I . shrink <过去式 shrank or shrunk, 过去分词 shrunk or shrunken> [ʃrıŋk] VB intr

II . shrink <过去式 shrank or shrunk, 过去分词 shrunk or shrunken> [ʃrıŋk] VB trans

edgeways [ˈedʒweız], edgewise [ˈedʒwaız] ADV

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It concerns the trials and tribulations of a grocery store owner as he battles a shrewish wife, an incompetent assistant, and assorted annoying children, customers, and salesmen.
en.wikipedia.org
Dirty old men, conniving slaves, clueless lovers and shrewish wives.
www.thestar.com
At her most shrewish, she hits, she spits, she makes rude hand gestures.
thechronicleherald.ca
She is a sharp, slightly shrewish woman who keeps her staff of two in order.
en.wikipedia.org
She was a shrewish and conspiratorial gossip, a cleaning lady who often had her hair in curlers.
www.independent.co.uk
His wife appears to have been shrewish, as well as abusive to their household servants in his absence.
en.wikipedia.org
Not simply condoning his mischief but actively coercing him into it, she's the refreshing polar opposite of the shrewish-wife archetype.
www.avclub.com
Male politicians are engaging in sneaky, catty, weepy, ditzy, shrewish behaviour that is anything but reasonable and impersonal.
www.theglobeandmail.com
However, she is shrewish and ill-tempered, and no man desires to marry her.
en.wikipedia.org
He sets about this reluctantly, under pressure from his shrewish and domineering wife.
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