shrug
verb (used with object)
to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
will shrug
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future tenseof shrug.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps some investors will shrug if these measures show worsening sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
It's not like Rangers folk will shrug in defeat - it's not exactly their style - but Celtic fans are an angrier and more frustrated crew right now.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Or they will shrug and say, “Time is on my side.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
Wang says he believes customers will shrug off the price increase, adding many customers see Netflix as a “core” streaming service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
Perhaps she too will shrug her shoulders at the memory of her girlish aspirations, and consider contracts in Turkestan better adapted to practical life.
From Without Dogma by Henryk Sienkiewicz
