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to shrug
01
to momentarily raise one's shoulders to express indifference
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
shrug
3rd person singular
shrugs
present participle
shrugging
past simple
shrugged
past participle
shrugged
Examples
When asked about his plans for the weekend, he just shrugged and said he had n't decided yet.
Shrug
01
a movement of the shoulders, typically expressing doubt, indifference, or ignorance
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
shrugs
Examples
He gave a shrug when asked about the missing files.
