was shooing
- past progressive of shoo.
Example Sentences
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“I have to get Iowa out of my head,” he said, waving his hand above his head like he was shooing away some ghouls.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2016
Evan Hamilton of St Albans, who dressed in camouflage and was shooing away those who tried to cut in line in front of him, viewed Sanders scornfully.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2016
During their freezing Moscow shift, patrolmen Samokhvalov and Petrunin’s main crime-fighting activity was shooing away a driver attempting to park illegally on a pedestrian thoroughfare.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2014
His mother had made her way around the couch and was shooing Sacred.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
“Get away, little boy!” said Kristen, waving her hand like she was shooing a fly.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
