shrug

see definition of shrug

as ingesticulation

as ingesture
as injerk

Synonyms for shrug

noun gesture

Antonyms for shrug

gesture

noun. motion as communication

gestures

noun. motion as communication

jerk

verb. move with lurch

jerked

verb. move with lurch

jerking

verb. move with lurch

Word Origin & History

c.1400, schurgyng, of uncertain origin. Perhaps connected to Danish skrugge "to stoop, crouch." Related: Shrugged; shrugging. To shrug (something) off "dismiss" is recorded from 1909.

Example Sentences for shrug

He returned with a shrug of the shoulders to his table in the morning-room.

The shoulders of Mr Verloc, without actually moving, suggested a shrug.

"They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.

"That you will find out," she said, with a shrug of her shoulders.

A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.

The Father of the Marshalsea said, with a shrug of modest self-depreciation, 'Oh!

With a little laugh and a shrug of her shoulders she proceeded to open the envelope.

"I'm not that eager to go," observed the Englishman with a shrug.

The simplest way of relief is to shrug one's shoulders and let the weight go.

And the shrug of his shoulders was an almost audible "What can I know of that?"

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Antonyms for shrug

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gesture

gestures

jerk

jerked

jerking

Synonyms for shrug

gesticulation