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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of shrug
1350â1400; (v.) Middle English schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (noun) late Middle English shrugge a tug, pull, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM shrug
un·shrug·ging, adjectiveWords nearby shrug
shrub, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil, shrub layer, shrug, shrug off, shrug one's shoulders, shrunk, shrunken, sht.
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How to use shrug in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for shrug
shrug
/ (ÊrÊÉĄ) /
verb shrugs, shrugging or shrugged
to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc
noun
the gesture so made
a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan
Word Origin for shrug
C14: of uncertain origin
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