Shrug - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʃrʌɡ|
Brit.
|ʃrʌɡ|
noun
- a gesture involving the shoulders
verb
- raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
Extra examples
I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged.
He just shrugged his shoulders.
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.
Melanie shrugged and walked away.
'Suit yourself,' he said with a shrug.
She sketched a shrug.
She gave a careless shrug.
Pam lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.
He gave a negligent shrug.
How can you shrug off a feeling of helplessness?
It's unwise to shrug off the voters' complaints.
...an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: shrug
he/she/it: shrugs
present participle: shrugging
past tense: shrugged
past participle: shrugged
I/you/we/they: shrug
he/she/it: shrugs
present participle: shrugging
past tense: shrugged
past participle: shrugged
noun
singular: shrug
plural: shrugs
singular: shrug
plural: shrugs
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