Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shoo .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word shoos.
Examples
-
Her mother is loading a cart of vegetables, while her father "shoos" the cackling geese into wicker pens, and harnesses "Black Bess" the steady old mare, who is almost one of themselves.
When the Birds Begin to Sing Harold Piffard
-
She exhales into the disdained face of the priest who turns and shoos the father, the boy, and his lamb, away.
Little Girl Dreams Persephone Vandegrift 2011
-
My mother shoos the children inside, saying Oh, you poor things!
The Trouble With May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm 2011
-
“Leave her be,” Mawuli says to the men and gaping children, while he shoos them and encircles her.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
-
Hopefully the rest of the Academy will agree with my choice, he says, as she playfully shoos him away.
-
The spider trampled quickly across the corpse's suit jacket, avoiding the gentle shoos and swishes from the onlookers.
The Spider and the Corpse, Or, The Corpse and the Spider Nathaniel Tower 2011
-
She hears his call and a crow appears at her open window and she shoos it away.
-
The Doctor had Rose, she was perfect for him in everyway, but he shoos her off and now sits on his poor me stool.
Conspiracy Theorists Unite...Doctor Who Spoilers for Episode #2 Trailer rabid1st 2009
-
The villagers are envious; they try to steal from me and click their tongues when he shoos them away.
The Tombwatcher's Tale Laurel Landis 2010
-
Then the right ones come along and she shoos them away.
Conspiracy Theorists Unite...Doctor Who Spoilers for Episode #2 Trailer rabid1st 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.