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
But change the subject, to automotive technology for instance, and the same will shrug it off.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
I am afraid that some people, when they read such a text, will shrug the shoulder of weariness, and think that they are in for a dreary sermon.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren
