shrew

/สƒษนuห/

IPA: /SH R UW1/

noun
  1. 1

    Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).

  2. 2

    Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).

  3. 3

    An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To beshrew; to curse.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shrew