shrug
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about…A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
» Tom looked at Mary and shrugged.
Том поглянув на Мері і знизав плечима.
Meaning
2 sensesA lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
Schulterzucken, Achselzucken
пожима́ние плеча́миpožimánije plečámi
зни́зування плечи́маznýzuvannja plečýma
A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
- a gesture involving the shoulders
Examples
44 sentencesTom looked at Mary and shrugged.
Том поглянув на Мері і знизав плечима.
I shrugged my shoulders.
Я знизав плечима.
ruЯ пожал плечами.
deIch zuckte mit den Schultern.
Tom and Mary looked at each other and shrugged.
deTom und Maria sahen einander schulterzuckend an.
Tom shrugged his shoulders.
ruТом пожал плечами.
deTom zuckte mit den Schultern.
Tom shrugged in frustration.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to DaniFrom Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.
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