verb
- present participle of shrew: scolding or nagging in a harsh, bad-tempered manner
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The old woman was shrewing her lazy grandson for not doing his chores.
- She spent the morning shrewing about the messy kitchen.
- His shrewing voice could be heard throughout the house.
- The character was always shrewing the other villagers in the play.
- After shrewing him for an hour, she finally calmed down.