Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoo away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
shoo -away
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to get rid of, to chase away

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shoo + away.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shoos away (present, singular) shooing away (participle, present) shooed away (participle, past) shooed away (past)

Synonyms

shoo off shoo

Questions

What does shoo away mean?
to get rid of, to chase away
Where does shoo away come from?
From shoo + away.

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