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. — oromashka
I shrugged my shoulders.
Я знизав плечима. — deniko
ruЯ пожал плечами. — Wezel
deIch zuckte mit den Schultern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary looked at each other and shrugged.
deTom und Maria sahen einander schulterzuckend an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom shrugged his shoulders.
ruТом пожал плечами. — sharptoothed
deTom zuckte mit den Schultern. — freddy1
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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