shrugs; shrugged; shrugging
: to raise and lower your shoulders usually to show that you do not know or care about something
I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged.
He just shrugged his shoulders.
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“Shrug.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/shrug. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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