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Shrieve

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shrieve"

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Word	Definition
quaeritateverb	(obsolete) To question
quaereverb	(law, otherwise archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
quæreverb	Archaic form of quaere. [(law, otherwise archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.]
shrewnoun	(derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
quærynoun	Archaic spelling of query. [A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).]
inquereverb	Obsolete form of enquire.
exquireverb	(obsolete) To search into or out.
beshrewverb	(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
grievenoun	(chiefly Scotland) A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
prievenoun	(obsolete or archaic in Scotland) To prove.
quæstionnoun	Archaic spelling of question. [A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.]
inquisitionnoun	An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
scrynoun	(obsolete) A cry or shout.
wraynoun	A small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
begrieveverb	(transitive, archaic, rare) To grieve over or about.
perhorresceverb	(rare, formal, ambitransitive) To shudder (at).
requiteverb	(transitive) To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
shienoun	Archaic form of shy (“to throw”). [(intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.]
scouldnoun	Obsolete form of scold. [A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.]
aggrieveverb	(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict