shrug

noun/ʃrʌɡ/

Frequency rank: #9,583 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To raise your shoulders to show you do not know or do not care.

Illustration for the English word “shrug”

Example sentence

When she asked him why he was late, he responded with a small shrug and said nothing.

Synonyms & related words

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