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See more synonyms for shrug on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), shrugged, shrug·ging. to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc. Show More
verb (used without object), shrugged, shrug·ging. to raise and contract the shoulders. Show More
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders. a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline. Show More
shrug off , to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult. to rid oneself of: to shrug off the effects of a drug. Show More
Origin of shrug 1350–1400; (v.) Middle English schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (noun) late Middle English shrugge a tug, pull, derivative of the v.
Related forms un·shrug·ging , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for shrug nod ,
signal ,
sign ,
token ,
indication ,
action ,
reminder ,
expression ,
salute ,
hurtle ,
fling ,
bump ,
flop ,
jolt ,
bounce ,
snatch ,
wriggle ,
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lug Examples from the Web for shrug Contemporary Examples of shrug “The girls I used to race with would just pull their pants around their ankles and hang off the back,” Ralphie says with I shrug .
Mason ambles through life, free to enjoy the little moments and shrug off the big ones, just like his father did before him.
Around my own friends, someone will wind up a conversation with a shrug and a baffling—to me—utterance of “Haters gonna hate.”
Of course this gets at the heart of why some attacks on black Republicans inspire a shrug .
Yet, relative to the massive amount of attention, shock, and criticism, I can only muster a shrug and a plea to chill out.
Historical Examples of shrug He returned with a shrug of the shoulders to his table in the morning-room.
The shoulders of Mr Verloc, without actually moving, suggested a shrug .
"They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug .
"That you will find out," she said, with a shrug of her shoulders.
A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
British Dictionary definitions for shrug verb shrugs , shrugging or shrugged to draw up and drop (the shoulders) abruptly in a gesture expressing indifference, contempt, ignorance, etc Show More
the gesture so made a woman's short jacket or close-fitting cardigan Show More
Word Origin for shrug C14: of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for shrug v. c.1400, schurgyng, of uncertain origin. Perhaps connected to Danish skrugge "to stoop, crouch." Related: Shrugged ; shrugging . To shrug (something) off "dismiss" is recorded from 1909.
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n. a shoulder motion meant to express indifference, want of an answer, etc., 1590s, from shrug (v.).
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