shrewed
/ʃruːd/
verb
- Past tense of shrew (rare); to have acted like a shrew, meaning to have nagged or scolded in a bad-tempered way. This form is very uncommon in modern English.
- In the play, the character shrewed her husband until he finally gave in.
- She shrewed at him for leaving the door open, but he barely listened.
- The old man claimed his wife had shrewed him into fixing the fence.