shoo
interjection
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
shooed
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past participleof shoo.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shoo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shoointerjection(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
Example Sentences
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The man disappeared around a corner as security guards shooed the lawyer back to another room.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
After taking a few laps of the gore, it gets shooed away.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
Two officers arrived a short time later and shooed the owl away by shining a flashlight in its eyes, Aaron said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
And for two days, Ohtani fans followed this same pattern, running down toward the dugouts in the dozens between each half inning, getting shooed away from the aisles once play resumed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Like a mother hen, he gathered up his chicks, sometimes nudging, sometimes snapping, and shooed them out the door.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
