verb
- present participle of beshrew; to curse or wish evil upon someone
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The old woman was beshrewing the thief who stole her purse.
- He spent the evening beshrewing his bad luck at cards.
- She muttered, beshrewing the day she ever met him.
- The character in the play was beshrewing her enemies with theatrical flair.
- Without beshrewing anyone, he simply accepted his misfortune.