shrug

¹shrug

verb \ˈshrəg, especially Southern ˈsrəg\

shruggedshrug·ging

Definition of SHRUG

intransitive verb

: to raise or draw in the shoulders especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty

transitive verb

: to lift or contract (the shoulders) especially to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty

Examples of SHRUG

1. I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged.
2. He just shrugged his shoulders.

Origin of SHRUG

Middle English schruggen

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SHRUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug