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shoo
shoo S0355800 (sho͞o)interj. Used to frighten away animals or birds.tr.v. shooed, shoo·ing, shoos To drive or frighten away by or as if by crying "shoo."shoo (ʃuː) interjgo away!: used to drive away unwanted or annoying people, animals, etcvb, shoos, shooing or shooed1. (tr) to drive away by or as if by crying "shoo."2. (intr) to cry "shoo."[C15: imitative; related to Middle High German schū, French shou, Italian scio]shoo (ʃu) interj. 1. (used to scare or drive away chickens, birds, etc.) v.t. 2. to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.” 3. to request or force (a person) to leave. v.i. 4. to call out “shoo.” [1475–85; earlier showe, shough, ssou; compare German schu] shoo Past participle: shooed Gerund: shooing
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I shoo | you shoo | he/she/it shoos | we shoo | you shoo | they shoo |
Preterite |
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I shooed | you shooed | he/she/it shooed | we shooed | you shooed | they shooed |
Present Continuous |
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I am shooing | you are shooing | he/she/it is shooing | we are shooing | you are shooing | they are shooing |
Present Perfect |
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I have shooed | you have shooed | he/she/it has shooed | we have shooed | you have shooed | they have shooed |
Past Continuous |
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I was shooing | you were shooing | he/she/it was shooing | we were shooing | you were shooing | they were shooing |
Past Perfect |
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I had shooed | you had shooed | he/she/it had shooed | we had shooed | you had shooed | they had shooed |
Future |
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I will shoo | you will shoo | he/she/it will shoo | we will shoo | you will shoo | they will shoo |
Future Perfect |
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I will have shooed | you will have shooed | he/she/it will have shooed | we will have shooed | you will have shooed | they will have shooed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be shooing | you will be shooing | he/she/it will be shooing | we will be shooing | you will be shooing | they will be shooing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been shooing | you have been shooing | he/she/it has been shooing | we have been shooing | you have been shooing | they have been shooing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been shooing | you will have been shooing | he/she/it will have been shooing | we will have been shooing | you will have been shooing | they will have been shooing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been shooing | you had been shooing | he/she/it had been shooing | we had been shooing | you had been shooing | they had been shooing |
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I would shoo | you would shoo | he/she/it would shoo | we would shoo | you would shoo | they would shoo |
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I would have shooed | you would have shooed | he/she/it would have shooed | we would have shooed | you would have shooed | they would have shooed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | shoo - drive away by crying `shoo!'shoo away, shoo offchase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" | Translationsshoo (ʃuː) interjection an exclamation used when chasing a person, animal etc away. 噓! 嘘! verb to chase away. She shooed the pigeons away. 用噓聲驅趕 用嘘声赶走shoo
shoo-inSomeone or something that is predicted to easily win a competition. Julia is a shoo-in for this year's spelling bee—she's the best speller in the whole town.be a shoo-inTo be predicted to easily win a competition. Julia is a shoo-in for this year's spelling bee—she's the best speller in the whole town.be a shoo-in INFORMALIf someone is a shoo-in for something such as an election or contest, they are certain to win. Note: `Shoo-in' is sometimes spelled `shoe-in'. The president seemed a shoo-in for a second term, even though the election was some 20 months away. She seemed like a shoo-in. But in the past month she has seen her 20-point lead reduced to a mere five percentage points.be a ˈshoo-in (American English, informal) be a person or team that will win easily or will definitely be chosen for something: He’s a shoo-in for governor. ♢ She was a shoo-in to win the award.shoo-in (ˈʃuɪn) n. an easy winner. My horse was a shoo-in. It won by a mile. shoo-inA sure winner. This term comes from horse racing. The verb “to shoo” has long meant to drive or urge on. In the early 1900s corrupt jockeys would select a long shot to beat the faster horses, which would then be “shooed in” by the others. Turned into a noun, the expression now is used for a team, a political candidate, or other competitor, without any connotation of malfeasance.SHOO
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SHOO➣Soft Handover Overhead |
shooenUS
Synonyms for shooverb drive away by crying 'shoo!'SynonymsRelated Words- chase away
- dispel
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- run off
- turn back
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