shoo

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interjection

ˈshü

—used especially in driving away an unwanted animal

shoo

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verb

shooed; shooing; shoos

transitive verb

: to scare, drive, or send away by or as if by crying shoo

shooed us away from the kitchen

Examples of shoo in a Sentence

Verb We tried to help her, but she shooed us away. He shooed the cat out of the house.

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Verb

Between 2008 and 2023, Virginians' insurance premiums nearly doubled, shooing up 94% for singles and 103% for families. —

Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 Roberta wielded a broom to shoo away prostitutes who lingered in front of her home/studio and tried to solicit her customers. —

Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2025 The Globes are set to air January 5, when most people will still be hung-over from shooing out 2024. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 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. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for shoo