shrug in English

noun

1

an act or instance of shrugging one's shoulders.

she gave him a dismissive shrug

2

a woman's close-fitting cardigan or jacket, cut short at the front and back so that only the arms and shoulders are covered.

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.

verb

1

raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.

Jimmy looked inquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders

Use "shrug" in a sentence

1. He gave a negligent shrug.

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3. She gave a careless shrug.

4. He broke off with a shrug.

5. She gave a shrug and walked away.

6. She can shrug off all her troubles.

7. He gave a self-deprecating shrug.

8. Then she gave a tiny shrug.

9. Erica made a little deprecating shrug.

10. Her shoulders lifted in a vague shrug.

11. 'Suit yourself,' he said with a shrug.

12. "I don't know," she said with a shrug.

13. We can't just shrug these objections off.

14. She gave a shrug of her shoulders.

15. The boy gave a slight shrug and walked away.

16. She lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.

17. Even so people seem to shrug their shoulders.

18. The students shrug; that's life, they seem to say.

19. 'It'll be fine,' she replied, with a nonchalant shrug.

20. Now he seems determined to shrug off such worries.

21. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.

22. "I suppose so," said Anna with a shrug.

23. This actress tried to shrug off these reporters.

24. She can shrug off her troubles and met smiling.

25. She can shrug off her troubles and keep smiling.

26. It is wrong to shrug off this kind of disease.

27. With a mental shrug, he decided to tell the truth.

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29. You should try to shrug off the effects of drugs.

30. These are not questions the old generations can shrug off lightly.

31. But most companies will be able to shrug off the credIt'squeeze.

32. He shrug his low opinion of the occupant of the room.

33. At national level, Labour is striving to shrug off its past.

34. Americans will no longer be able to shrug off European concepts.

35. You do not get to answer me with a shrug anymore.

36. When asked, archivists and art dealers shrug and allude to the war.

37. It takes me a long time in the morning to shrug off sleep.

38. Yet constitutional monarchists would be foolish to shrug off the event.

39. He gave a fatalistic shrug. " Bad luck , " he said to Hagen.

40. 13 With a mental shrug, he decided to tell the truth.

41. You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection.

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44. I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.

45. But Flynn, like many others, still won't shrug off the 2012 prophecies.

46. The team have been able to shrug off their recent failures and perform well.

47. It would be hypocritical unethical, in fact for the paymaster to shrug off responsibility.

48. I hope I can shrug off this cold before I go on holiday.

49. You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your children.

50. It took me a long time to shrug off the effect of a drug.