shrug
verb (used with object)
to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
have been shrugging
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present perfect progressiveof shrug.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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SpaceX’s bankers have been shrugging off external events and remain confident its IPO will proceed as planned, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
While government bond yields have been marching higher throughout March and April, stocks have been shrugging off tightening fears and rising rapidly.
From Reuters ● Apr. 8, 2022
Women have been shrugging off the straitjacket of the power suit for awhile now.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
They have been shrugging that the data is "noisy", that there are flaws in the way the data is calculated.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2013
But he might as well have been shrugging over what he had seen.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
