Harridan is an English word with synonyms like scold or nag. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Harridan meaning
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
Using Harridan
- The main meaning on this page is: A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- Useful related words include: scold, scolder, nag, nagger.
Context around Harridan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harridan
- In this selection, "harridan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, monstrous, mother and harperson stand out and add context to how "harridan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a monstrous harridan who lives and mocked as harridan harperson even. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harridan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harridan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yet for decades she was mocked as Harridan Harperson, even on her own benches. (14 words)
Even Zhenya’s mother, a monstrous harridan who lives three hours away, has absolutely no interest in her grandson. (19 words)
Life’s been rough for him recently: He and his wife work menial jobs after going bankrupt and they’re living with his harridan mother (Yun Yuh-jung) who’s got early-stage Alzheimer’s; in addition, his daughter failed to get a student loan. (45 words)
Life’s been rough for him recently: He and his wife work menial jobs after going bankrupt and they’re living with his harridan mother (Yun Yuh-jung) who’s got early-stage Alzheimer’s; in addition, his daughter failed to get a student loan. (45 words)
Even Zhenya’s mother, a monstrous harridan who lives three hours away, has absolutely no interest in her grandson. (19 words)
Yet for decades she was mocked as Harridan Harperson, even on her own benches. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
Life’s been rough for him recently: He and his wife work menial jobs after going bankrupt and they’re living with his harridan mother (Yun Yuh-jung) who’s got early-stage Alzheimer’s; in addition, his daughter failed to get a student loan.
Even Zhenya’s mother, a monstrous harridan who lives three hours away, has absolutely no interest in her grandson.
Yet for decades she was mocked as Harridan Harperson, even on her own benches.