shrug
English
Etymology
From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”). Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ʃɹʌɡ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌɡ
Noun
shrug (plural shrugs)
Translations
gesture
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Verb
shrug (third-person singular simple present shrugs, present participle shrugging, simple past and past participle shrugged)
- (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
- I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
- When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
- Addison
- He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.
Translations
to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
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See also
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