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present participle of shrug off
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1
to dismiss as of little importance
- an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
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2
to rid oneself of (a garment)
- she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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“Shrugging off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugging%20off. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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