What does "shooing" mean?

The act by which somebody is shooed away.

What is a synonym for "shooing"?

Common synonyms include: amscray, away with you, be off with you, beat it, begone, bite me.

Shooing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act by which somebody is shooed away.
"And for all his shooings and worrying, he knew squirrels couldn't have done this kind of damage."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of shoo form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

amscray away with you be off with you beat it begone bite me

Example

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"Nothing is quite like shooing a skunk away from the instrument shelter or hiking up the mountain around 11 p.m. and going very carefully when you hear the rattle snakes doing their thing."

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