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- [shoo]
- /ʃu/
- /ʃuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo]
- /ʃu/
Definitions of shooing word
- verb with object shooing to drive away by saying or shouting “shoo.”. 1
- verb with object shooing to request or force (a person) to leave: I'll have to shoo you out of here now. 1
- verb without object shooing to call out “shoo.”. 1
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Origin of shooing
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; earlier showe, shough, shooh, ssou (interjection), imitative; compare German schu
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Parts of speech for Shooing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shooing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shooing usage trend in Literature
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