shrug
/ˈʃɹʌɡ/ verb B2- To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. · I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.· When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
He/she/it shrugs · Past shrugged · Past participle shrugged · -ing form shrugging
Verb forms
- Base form
- shrug
- He/she/it
- shrugs
- Past
- shrugged
- Past participle
- shrugged
- -ing form
- shrugging
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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If he did shrug his shoulders, it was not till Sir William was out of sight.
Holmes shrugged his shoulders with a glance of comic resignation towards the Colonel, and the talk drifted away into less dangerous channels.
The Inspector shrugged his shoulders.
shrugged his shoulders, and led the way into his own chamber, which was a plainly furnished and commonplace room.
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