shrew synonyms

shrew

n.

vixen, virago, termagant, spitfire, she-devil, scold, porcupine, dragon, fury, fire-eater, Kate the Shrew, tigress, beldame, harridan, madcap, carper, defamer, detractor, calumniator, siren, reviler, backbiter, vituperator, muckraker, Xanthippe, barracker (Australian), hell cat*, nag*.

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