shoo
interjection
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
shoos
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present tense formof shoo (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The agent shoos the boy away, but something in his expression, a kind of “animalistic anguish,” makes her uneasy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Chewbacca shoos the Porgs away so he can eat in peace.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
She shoos the thoughts away, like mosquitoes at dusk.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
The guard occasionally shoos patrons away because it's a restricted area.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2019
A kitten lies recklessly under the runners, and she shoos it away.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
