shooed; shooing; shoos
: 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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Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
The poor Town Hall employee who shoos Evan and his friends out of the creepy underground room with the creepy chair.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Before the dishwashing tornado starts, clear the dishes, start the wash your way and shoo anyone else out of the kitchen.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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Verb
Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
The poor Town Hall employee who shoos Evan and his friends out of the creepy underground room with the creepy chair.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Before the dishwashing tornado starts, clear the dishes, start the wash your way and shoo anyone else out of the kitchen.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shoo
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“Shoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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