shoo

Meaning

Synonyms

drive on

impel
drive
A2
chase
B1
actuate
pursue
C1
propel
31k

shoo away

drive away
thrust
C1
push
A2
eject
20k

frighten away

shoo off

evict
21k
pshaw
remove
B1
repel
21k
send away
stalk
C2
take away
throw out
turn away
turn out
winkle out
banish
C2
begone
25k
chase away
drive off
fight off
force out
go away
harrow
27k
herd
C1
hush
C1
mobilise
46k
oppress
33k
persecute
28k
prosecute
C2
Translations

pschtt

aandrijven
opjagen
pousser
drijven
tocar
tanger
voortdrijven
anfeuern
arriar
treiben
jagen

acuitar

empaitar

vor sich hertreiben

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃuː/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
schew
Cognate with Middle High German
schū
Cognate with German
German
scheu
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
schuwen
Cognate with German
German
scheuchen
Inherited from Middle English
scho
Inherited from Old English
hēo
In summary

From Middle English schew, schowe, show, showe, scou (“shoo!”, interjection). Compare Middle High German schū, schuo (“shoo!”, interjection) (modern German scheu! (“shoo!”)), Dutch schuwen (“to shun”), German scheuchen (“to scare, drive away”).

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