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shrug

/ˈʃɹʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Shrug means: a gesture involving the shoulders.

What does shrug mean?2

noun

1

a gesture involving the shoulders

verb

1

raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shrug?16

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Shrug in a sentence

  • She gave a shrug of the shoulders.unknown
  • With a shrug and some sorrow, Europeans bid 'Adieu' to EU member Britain.Hybrid

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Forms of shrug

as a noun

plural
shrugs

as a verb

past tense
shrugged
present participle
shrugging
third-person singular
shrugs
past participle
shrugged