shrug
verb (used with object)
to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
is shrugging
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present progressiveof shrug (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Nvidia is shrugging off the threat of new artificial-intelligence chip announcements from Google’s tensor processing units.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
After months of twists and turns, Nvidia may be able to start selling its chips in China again, but the market is shrugging off the news.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
“We’re not taking it lightly. No one is shrugging about it here. We’re taking it seriously here.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024
A small working-class city, Stanton is shrugging off its Crossroads to Vacationland past that left it a retail ghost town along the highway.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
Much of the world is shrugging as well.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2023
