Main Entry: ¹shrug

Pronunciation: \ˈshrəg, especially Southern ˈsrəg\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): shrugged; shrug·ging

Etymology: Middle English schruggen

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb : to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertaintytransitive verb : to lift or contract (the shoulders) especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty