What does shrugging mean?
Shrugging means present participle and gerund of shrug.
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/ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of shrug.
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.
Use shrugging when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shrugging means present participle and gerund of shrug.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My crucial mistake was shrugging instead of shaking my head.
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