shrugged; shrugging
: to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty
: to lift or contract (the shoulders) especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty
Examples of shrug in a Sentence
Verb
I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged.
He just shrugged his shoulders.
Recent Examples on the Web
Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Stefon Diggs was in a head-to-toe leather look, shrugging his jacket alternatively on-and-off in the direct midday sun.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 June 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
This is a collective action story, with the Night's Watch issuing increasingly desperate alarms yet receiving indifferent shrugs.
—Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2012
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Verb
Others, irate about the hypocrisy that often accompanied both the beacon and the crusader personas, will shrug and say good riddance.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Stefon Diggs was in a head-to-toe leather look, shrugging his jacket alternatively on-and-off in the direct midday sun.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 June 2024
Noun
Jolie, who is presenting during the ceremony, wore a custom light-teal Atelier Versace strapless gown featuring a sweetheart neckline and corseted bodice with fluid draping, complete with a coordinating velvet shrug.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
This is a collective action story, with the Night's Watch issuing increasingly desperate alarms yet receiving indifferent shrugs.
—Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2012
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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