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Meanings of varmint in English

Portuguese
vérmina

An irritating or obnoxious person.

vérmina
Catalan
bestiola
Spanish
bicho

Any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote.

bestiola
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Examples for "vermin"
Examples for "vermin"
1
Hal took down the shirt from the wall; vermin crawled in it.
The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders; Or, the Fighting Canadians...
2
The animal was reviled as dangerous vermin and a threat to cattle.
The Guardian
3
Ye know the saying: 'North are the vermin; south are the lice.
The Second Jungle Book
4
Then commenced a general hunt, to clear the house of the vermin.
The Princess and Curdie
5
The mole was draining the soil and purging it of its vermin.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
Usage of varmint in English
1
I picked them off one varmint at a time with my pistol.
Wired
2
The varmint have been riding too fast to shoot straight, I reckon.
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
3
I got my varmint gun from the high shelf in the pantry.
Full dark, no stars
4
Plenty of foreign rats, and native 'coons, and skunks, and other varmint.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
5
I wouldn't heed you if it weren't for the other varmint ahead.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
6
You wouldn't find this old varmint a-doin' no such foolishness as that.'
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
7
He told me he used to bull's-eye some kind of varmint back home.
From a Certain Point of View
8
But the varmint was asleep, and there was only that one.
The Phantom of the River
9
Well, I'll go back and make it up with the varmint.
Shining Ferry
10
There is no more cunning or treacherous a varmint than a true-bred red-skin.
Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
11
So I lifted my varmint rifle and shot the one in the middle.
Full dark, no stars
12
It's that young varmint a-saying that the young lady kissed me.
An Unsocial Socialist
13
I am afraid these varmint have interfered with our plans, mates.
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
14
They're treacherous varmint, yer honor, if you do but give 'em the chance.
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
15
Besides, what business had he to call our cat a varmint?
Rilla of Ingleside
16
But don't let him come near me, the nasty little, creeping, murdering varmint.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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Translations for varmint
Portuguese
vérmina
Catalan
bestiola
Spanish
bicho
Varmint through the time
Varmint across language varieties
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