shrug

[US]/ʃrʌɡ/
[UK]/ʃrʌɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to raise and lower your shoulders to show that you do not know or do not care
n. a gesture of raising and lowering the shoulders; a type of tight-fitting short jacket worn by women, a short sleeveless garment worn by women.
Word Forms
Present Participleshrugging
Pluralshrugs
Past Tenseshrugged
Past Participleshrugged
Third Person Singularshrugs

Phrases & Collocations

Give a shrug

Shrug it off

shrug off

Example Sentences

a shrug of resignation.

with a shrug of despair

shrug off a burden.

The first guard handed the parchment back with a shrug. "Inside and to the left. Don't be scamping about."

He shrugged his shoulders in response.

She gave a nonchalant shrug.

I just shrugged off his rude comments.

The teacher shrugged off the student's excuses.

He shrugged his way through the awkward conversation.

She shrugged off the negative feedback.

They just shrugged and walked away.

The boss shrugged off the employee's complaints.

Instead of getting upset, she just shrugged and smiled.

He shrugged as if to say he didn't know the answer.

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