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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shoo .
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Examples
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He was unceremoniously shooed from the bar, to the uproar of all, save the two men he had been eavesdropping on.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Mnkyking’s Review Forum 2010
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It might as well be closed, because in many American hospitals you're simply shooed from the windowsill after you've been nursed back to health (usually in 72 hours or less), and you're expected to "fly" on your own.
Mark Lachs, M.D.: Care Transitions: The Hazards of Going In and Coming Out of the Hospital M.D. Mark Lachs 2010
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– He was unceremoniously shooed from the bar, to the uproar of all, save the two men at the table nearest where he’d been hiding.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Mnkyking’s Review Forum 2010
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Then they all gathered on the other side, and "shooed," and waved their arms as well as the lantern.
Chums of the Camp Fire Lawrence J. Leslie
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When the last visitor had been "shooed" away and the Couldn'ts had carefully prepared for the lunch to be taken on the _Chelton_
The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar Margaret Penrose
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I tried to make the engine-driver stop by spreading myself out in front of the engine, but he "shooed" me out of the way, and after some deliberation I seized a brass rail and leapt on to the footboard about half-way down the train; it wasn't at all difficult after all.
Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 Anonymous
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The cricket was "shooed" away by Nan, Freddie's glass was filled again, and the picnic went on merrily.
The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat Laura Lee Hope
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Indeed, they were all tired from the day's travel, and soon the boys had been "shooed" away and the girls let down their hair.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats Laura Lee Hope
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Mrs. Hutton is a little lady who bolsters up self-respect and makes light of trying situations, so she "shooed" us in and I sneaked into my room and waited until Clyde could run down to the store and purchase me a dress.
Letters on an Elk Hunt Elinore Pruitt Stewart
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[Illustration: Mr. Noah "shooed" the Hen aboard the Ark.]
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark David Magie Cory 1919
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