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shoo
[shoo]
interjection
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
verb (used with object)
to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.”
to request or force (a person) to leave.
I'll have to shoo you out of here now.
verb (used without object)
to call out “shoo.”
shoo
/ ʃː /
interjection
go away!: used to drive away unwanted or annoying people, animals, etc
verb
(tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."
(intr) to cry "shoo."
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shoo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shoo1
Example Sentences
Most people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone's stomach turn.
It's a bit too early for a drink, though, so Sir Rod orders up a venti coffee, shooing away an over-eager assistant who attempts to stir in his sugar.
The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.
Before going into labor, however, Madrigal shooed off a wave of nurses who asked if she wanted to have her fallopian tubes tied.
He shooed the wasps away as he inspected a crimson smear on the rubble.
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