shrug
IPA: ʃrˈʌg
noun
- A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
- A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
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Examples of "shrug" in Sentences
- I shrugged at the tinkle.
- The Nation shrugs about the scandal.
- I was the first to shrug with futility.
- At the same time, they shrug the shoulders.
- The heartbroken astronaut shrugs and walks off.
- I counted how many times he shrugs his shoulder.
- Alex was attempting to shrug off the conversation.
- He shrugged his shoulder as he is proud of himself.
- It's time to shrug off the duldrums and embrace the possible.
- To oppose renaming is to shrug our shoulders at acts of inhumanity.