shoo

[US]/ʃuː/
[UK]/ʃu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make a hissing sound to drive away
vi. make a hissing sound to drive away
int. hiss (sound made to drive away birds or other animals)
Word Forms
Present Participleshooing
Pluralshoos
Past Participleshooed
Third Person Singularshoos
Past Tenseshooed

Phrases & Collocations

shoo away

shooing sound

shoo flies

Example Sentences

he was a shoo-in for re-election.

I went to comfort her but she shooed me away.

He broke off a twig from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.

"Then get out of the car and shoo it off the road," I suggested halfheartedly.

Shoo away the flies from the picnic food.

The farmer tried to shoo the birds away from his crops.

I had to shoo my cat out of the room.

She tried to shoo away her worries by going for a walk.

The security guard had to shoo the trespassers off the property.

Can you shoo the dog out of the garden, please?

The mother had to shoo her children off to bed.

The loud noise helped shoo the deer away from the road.

He tried to shoo away his bad memories by focusing on the present.

The waitress had to shoo away the persistent flies in the restaurant.

Real-world Examples

'Shoo, shoo, go away! Shoo, shoo, go away! ' they shouted at the horses.

Source: BlackCat (Beginner) Audiobook

I think you can stop shooing him away for now.

Source: Little Bear Charlie

We have no worms or seeds here.Shoo! Shoo!

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

The result is that some banks are attempting to shoo away deposits.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Overcome with emotion, he buried his face in his napkin, and Professor McGonagall shooed them away.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I just hear 'oh my god' and probably some dirty word some like a shoo, you know.

Source: Biography of a Celebrity: Bruce Lee

" I still don't want anything, " Ove reiterates as he starts shooing her out the garage door.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Alfred's a footman, so if only you know not to listen to a word he says. Shoo!

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

From under the covers, Emma squeaked, " SHOO! " " Shoo? " Stella repeated.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

" Shoo." .! she said, " Isn't it a hot day for the end of June, a real scorcher" ?

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

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