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shrug
[ shruhg ]
verb (used with object)
shrugged, shrugging.
- to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
verb (used without object)
shrugged, shrugging.
- to raise and contract the shoulders.
noun
- the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline.
verb phrase
- to disregard; minimize:
to shrug off an insult.
- to rid oneself of:
to shrug off the effects of a drug.
shrug
/ ʃʌɡ /
verb
- to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc
noun
- the gesture so made
- a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan
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Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ܲgԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shrug1
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (noun) late Middle English shrugge a tug, pull, derivative of the v.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shrug1
C14: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
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“You need an autograph?” she sang with a little shrug.
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Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
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Instead of shuddering at these words, too many Trump supporters — many of whom are professed Christians — simply shrug.
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The main response to questions about the mayoral race was a shrug of the shoulders.
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This time I had to shrug and remind myself: It’s a good thing I like cornflakes.
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