shrug
🇺🇸
/ʃrʌɡ/
🇬🇧
/ʃrʌɡ/
verb
C1
to raise and drop your shoulders to show you don't know or care
When asked about the problem, she just shrugged and walked away.
noun
R
the act of raising and dropping your shoulders to show you don't know or care
He answered with a shrug, showing he didn't care about the result.
R
a short jacket that is open in front, usually worn by women
She wore a wool shrug to keep her shoulders warm in the evening.
translation
to raise and drop your shoulders to show you don't know or care
the act of raising and dropping your shoulders to show you don't know or care; a short jacket that is open in front, usually worn by women
Word Forms
Past
shrugged
Progressive
shrugging
3rd Present
shrugs
Perfect
shrugged
Plural
shrugs