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Definition of shrug in English: shrugverbshrugging, shrugged, shrugs ʃrʌɡʃrəɡ [with object]1Raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference. Jimmy looked enquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders no object he just shrugged and didn't look interested Example sentencesExamples - Most of us have been guilty of shrugging our shoulders in the past over natural disasters in South Asia.
- Ling shakes her head in degust at Ashley, who just shrugs.
- Cyclist Lance Armstrong, en route to a fourth Tour de France victory, shrugs off accusations that he takes drugs
- Try shrugging your shoulders up and down and rotating them in a circular motion.
- She gave Pete a pointed looked before shaking her head and shrugging her shoulders.
- He pointed at me across the table, shrugging his head in the direction of the house.
- I turn a touch, stopped in my tracks, to see the bar-manager shrug his shoulder in subdued agreement.
- After a few more uptempo hits Joe turned questioningly to one of his musicians, shrugging slightly.
- It is such a pity that their time and our taxes are being wasted on something which has the majority of our citizens shrugging their shoulder.
- At the end they didn't actually leave the stage but just stumbled around shrugging their shoulders looking lost.
- The financial controller of a foreign retailer shrugs his shoulders.
- In the past this kind of stunt would have been shrugged off as a tasteless example of daytime television.
- Guzman pauses, then shrugs her shoulders and sighs.
- Heath's eyes softened and he dropped his hands to his lap, shrugging his shoulders.
- He answered, shrugging his shoulders and stuffing his hands into his jeans pockets.
- Annette did a short shrug that I'd seen her do a million times during the interview.
- She just shrugs, and the jacket begins to slide off her shoulders.
- Instead of shrugging his shoulders, he became agitated and a sarcastic torrent of words flew out.
- Carl looked at the man in the corner for a second before shrugging his shoulders and getting up and walking away in the opposite direction.
- He gave her one look before shrugging his shoulders and heading out the door.
- 1.1shrug something off Dismiss something as unimportant.
the managing director shrugged off the criticism Example sentencesExamples - Any determination to ignore them or to simply shrug them off would sacrifice the only weapon realistically available in the fight.
- She'd tried to shrug it off, but knew she couldn't ignore it.
- My husband shrugged it off as just another one of my confusing emotional episodes, soon to pass with a lot of chocolate and a strong pot of coffee.
- He shrugged them off, dismissing them as his mind playing tricks in a strange place.
- He's been threatening us on occasion for a year now, so I shrugged it off.
- He shrugged it off and yelled at some kid who forgot their hall pass.
- How did one just shrug it off and put it to the side, pretending to forget about everything?
- He was told about it and he kind of shrugged it off as we did.
- I shower her with pathetic gratitude, and she shrugs it off, embarrassed.
- He had completely forgotten about the conversation, and just shrugged it off.
- She shrugged it off as unimportant information as the man asked another question.
- Ashlee just shrugged the criticism off as usual, but deep down I know it hurts her.
- She stared at him, confused by the cold dismissal, but shrugged it off.
- The new people looked confused and the veterans of the school shrugged it off and gobbled down the sandwich forgetting about the name in the bag.
- The time has come, say its critics, to shrug it off, to clear it from the desk, to consign it to outer darkness.
- The fact that he wasn't shying away from the fact that I wasn't human, and was simply shrugging it off as unimportant gave me some strength.
- When asked if the weather bothered them, they shrugged it off.
- She shrugs them off at the turn like someone would an insect that sneaked inside their clothes.
Synonyms disregard, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, set aside, pay no heed to, forget, not trouble about, gloss over, play down, talk down, make light of, make little/nothing of, minimize, discount, diminish, downgrade, trivialize
nounPlural shrugs ʃrʌɡʃrəɡ 1An act or instance of shrugging one's shoulders. she lifted her shoulders in a dismissive shrug Example sentencesExamples - I commented with a gentle shrug of the shoulders.
- She gushed while Sol just looked at me with a bemused expression and raised one shoulder in a short shrug.
- In recent years, security while backpacking has sadly become too great an issue to dismiss with a shrug.
- Blake moved his left shoulder in a half-hearted shrug and sat down next to her on the rock, carefully cradling his right arm.
- All this we could handle with a mere shrug of the shoulders and a wry grin if only the sun were out and the sky was blue.
- You can cultivate a laconic shrug of the shoulders for use when the conversation turns to your putting, or putting in general.
- There is no outrage, just a shrug of the shoulders.
- For the third time, I rolled my eyes adding a shrug of my shoulders.
- While the shrug is a gesture of renunciation, it is also a performance that maintains dignity.
- He lifted a shoulder in a one-sided shrug and then lit a cigarette.
- Greer grunted again, accompanying the sound with a short shrug and a jerk of the head.
- Shoulder shrugs are yet another effective way to decrease stress, since most of us feel stress in our shoulders.
- He shunted away her protests with a shrug of his shoulders.
- His facial expressions, his shrugs, were professional-quality ridicule.
- Bryce hitched one shoulder in a shrug and reached for a fork.
- Victor smiles and shrugs, digs his hands into his leather pockets and trudges on across the damp sand.
- ‘You're not going to stop me,’ Tamora replied with a shrug of her shoulders.
- Any restaurant that gets a shrug of the shoulders and a hand waving in the manner of an umpire should consider it a moral victory.
- If that doesn't work, he will simply dismiss criticism with an arrogant shrug.
- What was anticipated as a big fat Greek embrace turned instead into a casual shrug of the shoulders.
2A woman's close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered. Example sentencesExamples - Also a light brown camisole tank top, and a short white sweater shrug that had a chocolate brown colored tie in the front.
- We suggest matching a simple camisole with a shrug.
- Try a furry shrug or caplet or anything with some feathers.
- Worn with a feather shrug you will ooze elegance and style.
- Julian Macdonald was master of a sophisticated show that had mink bomber jackets, leather seamed skirts and snakeskin pants worn with fox fur shrugs.
- Real or faux fur, shrugs, stoles or capelets are also great alternatives.
- A combination of the two, the shoulder shrug gives you the convenience of bolero sleeves and the elegance of a draped scarf.
- Also key is quirky detail: a velvet ribbon tied at the waist of a jacket; a fur shrug worn over a sloppy knit; a brooch or a corsage fastening a cardigan.
- Lacy airy knits will be made into mid 1960's empire cape styles as summer shrugs that do the job Pashminas once did.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'fidget'): of unknown origin. Rhymes bug, chug, Doug, drug, dug, fug, glug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug Definition of shrug in US English: shrugverbʃrəɡSHrəɡ [with object]1Raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference. Jimmy looked inquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders no object he just shrugged and didn't look interested Example sentencesExamples - Annette did a short shrug that I'd seen her do a million times during the interview.
- Heath's eyes softened and he dropped his hands to his lap, shrugging his shoulders.
- She gave Pete a pointed looked before shaking her head and shrugging her shoulders.
- Ling shakes her head in degust at Ashley, who just shrugs.
- She just shrugs, and the jacket begins to slide off her shoulders.
- He gave her one look before shrugging his shoulders and heading out the door.
- It is such a pity that their time and our taxes are being wasted on something which has the majority of our citizens shrugging their shoulder.
- At the end they didn't actually leave the stage but just stumbled around shrugging their shoulders looking lost.
- He pointed at me across the table, shrugging his head in the direction of the house.
- I turn a touch, stopped in my tracks, to see the bar-manager shrug his shoulder in subdued agreement.
- Guzman pauses, then shrugs her shoulders and sighs.
- After a few more uptempo hits Joe turned questioningly to one of his musicians, shrugging slightly.
- Carl looked at the man in the corner for a second before shrugging his shoulders and getting up and walking away in the opposite direction.
- Instead of shrugging his shoulders, he became agitated and a sarcastic torrent of words flew out.
- He answered, shrugging his shoulders and stuffing his hands into his jeans pockets.
- The financial controller of a foreign retailer shrugs his shoulders.
- Most of us have been guilty of shrugging our shoulders in the past over natural disasters in South Asia.
- Cyclist Lance Armstrong, en route to a fourth Tour de France victory, shrugs off accusations that he takes drugs
- In the past this kind of stunt would have been shrugged off as a tasteless example of daytime television.
- Try shrugging your shoulders up and down and rotating them in a circular motion.
- 1.1shrug something off Dismiss something as unimportant.
the managing director shrugged off the criticism Example sentencesExamples - I shower her with pathetic gratitude, and she shrugs it off, embarrassed.
- He's been threatening us on occasion for a year now, so I shrugged it off.
- He shrugged it off and yelled at some kid who forgot their hall pass.
- How did one just shrug it off and put it to the side, pretending to forget about everything?
- She stared at him, confused by the cold dismissal, but shrugged it off.
- The new people looked confused and the veterans of the school shrugged it off and gobbled down the sandwich forgetting about the name in the bag.
- She'd tried to shrug it off, but knew she couldn't ignore it.
- He was told about it and he kind of shrugged it off as we did.
- Ashlee just shrugged the criticism off as usual, but deep down I know it hurts her.
- He had completely forgotten about the conversation, and just shrugged it off.
- She shrugged it off as unimportant information as the man asked another question.
- When asked if the weather bothered them, they shrugged it off.
- Any determination to ignore them or to simply shrug them off would sacrifice the only weapon realistically available in the fight.
- He shrugged them off, dismissing them as his mind playing tricks in a strange place.
- The fact that he wasn't shying away from the fact that I wasn't human, and was simply shrugging it off as unimportant gave me some strength.
- My husband shrugged it off as just another one of my confusing emotional episodes, soon to pass with a lot of chocolate and a strong pot of coffee.
- The time has come, say its critics, to shrug it off, to clear it from the desk, to consign it to outer darkness.
- She shrugs them off at the turn like someone would an insect that sneaked inside their clothes.
Synonyms disregard, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, set aside, pay no heed to, forget, not trouble about, gloss over, play down, talk down, make light of, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, discount, diminish, downgrade, trivialize
nounʃrəɡSHrəɡ 1An act or instance of shrugging one's shoulders. she gave him a dismissive shrug Example sentencesExamples - Blake moved his left shoulder in a half-hearted shrug and sat down next to her on the rock, carefully cradling his right arm.
- His facial expressions, his shrugs, were professional-quality ridicule.
- ‘You're not going to stop me,’ Tamora replied with a shrug of her shoulders.
- He shunted away her protests with a shrug of his shoulders.
- He lifted a shoulder in a one-sided shrug and then lit a cigarette.
- Bryce hitched one shoulder in a shrug and reached for a fork.
- She gushed while Sol just looked at me with a bemused expression and raised one shoulder in a short shrug.
- You can cultivate a laconic shrug of the shoulders for use when the conversation turns to your putting, or putting in general.
- Victor smiles and shrugs, digs his hands into his leather pockets and trudges on across the damp sand.
- All this we could handle with a mere shrug of the shoulders and a wry grin if only the sun were out and the sky was blue.
- Shoulder shrugs are yet another effective way to decrease stress, since most of us feel stress in our shoulders.
- If that doesn't work, he will simply dismiss criticism with an arrogant shrug.
- I commented with a gentle shrug of the shoulders.
- Greer grunted again, accompanying the sound with a short shrug and a jerk of the head.
- What was anticipated as a big fat Greek embrace turned instead into a casual shrug of the shoulders.
- While the shrug is a gesture of renunciation, it is also a performance that maintains dignity.
- For the third time, I rolled my eyes adding a shrug of my shoulders.
- In recent years, security while backpacking has sadly become too great an issue to dismiss with a shrug.
- There is no outrage, just a shrug of the shoulders.
- Any restaurant that gets a shrug of the shoulders and a hand waving in the manner of an umpire should consider it a moral victory.
2A woman's close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered. Example sentencesExamples - Try a furry shrug or caplet or anything with some feathers.
- Also key is quirky detail: a velvet ribbon tied at the waist of a jacket; a fur shrug worn over a sloppy knit; a brooch or a corsage fastening a cardigan.
- Worn with a feather shrug you will ooze elegance and style.
- Julian Macdonald was master of a sophisticated show that had mink bomber jackets, leather seamed skirts and snakeskin pants worn with fox fur shrugs.
- A combination of the two, the shoulder shrug gives you the convenience of bolero sleeves and the elegance of a draped scarf.
- Lacy airy knits will be made into mid 1960's empire cape styles as summer shrugs that do the job Pashminas once did.
- Real or faux fur, shrugs, stoles or capelets are also great alternatives.
- Also a light brown camisole tank top, and a short white sweater shrug that had a chocolate brown colored tie in the front.
- We suggest matching a simple camisole with a shrug.
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘fidget’): of unknown origin. |