Shrugging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shrugging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of shrug.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of shrug.
More Meanings
- The act of one who shrugs.
Example Sentences
My crucial mistake was shrugging instead of shaking my head.
And in our times, in Philadelphia, there have been specimens of violent shruggings of the shoulders, and brachial twitches, and prodigious wry faces, and thumpings on the pews.
Word Forms
- shruggings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shoulder, nodding, recoiling, hugging, retching, reclining.
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