shooed
Chased off pests
Past tense of shoo.
To shoo is to wave or gesture at someone or something to make them go away, often with quick hand motions and the word "shoo" itself: She shooed the cat off the counter.
The action is dismissive but usually not hostile—more nuisance removal than aggression: He shooed the kids out of the kitchen.
Dismissed by gesture
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- sent awayCaused to depart
- turned awayRefused admission or attention
- drove offCaused to flee
pushed away · got rid of · cleared out · moved along · ejected · expelled · ousted · evicted
Wary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- kept awayRemained at distance
- warded offDrove back, prevented approach
- fended offDeflected or resisted
protected · shielded · safeguarded · deterred · repelled · discouraged · prevented · blocked
Winged buzzing pests
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
pigeons · crows · squirrels · cats · dogs · raccoons · vermin · critters
In rushed manner
- quicklyAt high speed
- franticallyIn desperate haste
- hurriedlyIn a rushed manner
- impatientlyWithout calm waiting
desperately · anxiously · nervously · urgently · abruptly · swiftly · briskly · promptly
waved off
Dismissed by gesture
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- sent awayCaused to depart
- turned awayRefused admission or attention
drove off · pushed away · got rid of · cleared out · moved along · ejected · expelled · ousted · evicted · banished
guarded
Wary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- kept awayRemained at distance
- warded offDrove back, prevented approach
fended off · protected · shielded · safeguarded · deterred · repelled · discouraged · prevented · blocked · intercepted
flies
Winged buzzing pests
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
birds · pigeons · crows · squirrels · cats · dogs · raccoons · vermin · critters · strays
hastily
In rushed manner
- quicklyAt high speed
- franticallyIn desperate haste
- hurriedlyIn a rushed manner
impatiently · desperately · anxiously · nervously · urgently · abruptly · swiftly · briskly · promptly · immediately
- shoo away
- shoo insCertain victors, colloquially
- shoo offGesture to leave
- moo shooChinese pancake dish
- shoo-fly pieMolasses crumb-top tart
- shoofly pieMolasses-filled crumb-topped pastry