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shrug

/ˈʃɹʌɡ/ noun B2
  1. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something. · He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
  2. A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

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“Awe,” said the boy, with a shrug down the length of him, “yer know what I mean, lady.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 36 · C1
“It is a pity he did not write in pencil,” said he, throwing them down again with a shrug of disappointment.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 105 · C1
John Clayton departed chuckling, and Holmes turned to me with a shrug of his shoulders and a rueful smile.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 61 · C1
If he did shrug his shoulders, it was not till Sir William was out of sight.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 365 · B2

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