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a bad-tempered scolding woman Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable Synonyms of shrew battle-ax (or battle-axe), dragon lady, fury, harpy, harridan, termagant, virago, vixen Words Related to shrew fishwife, gorgon; carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler
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