Antonyms for shrug
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : shruhg |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃrʌg |
Definition of shrug
Origin :- c.1400, schurgyng, of uncertain origin. Perhaps connected to Danish skrugge "to stoop, crouch." Related: Shrugged; shrugging. To shrug (something) off "dismiss" is recorded from 1909.
- As in gesticulation : noun gesture
- As in gesture : noun motion as communication
- As in jerk : verb move with lurch
- He returned with a shrug of the shoulders to his table in the morning-room.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- The shoulders of Mr Verloc, without actually moving, suggested a shrug.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- "They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- "That you will find out," she said, with a shrug of her shoulders.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- The Father of the Marshalsea said, with a shrug of modest self-depreciation, 'Oh!
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- With a little laugh and a shrug of her shoulders she proceeded to open the envelope.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- "I'm not that eager to go," observed the Englishman with a shrug.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- The simplest way of relief is to shrug one's shoulders and let the weight go.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- And the shrug of his shoulders was an almost audible "What can I know of that?"
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
Synonyms for shrug
- action
- body language
- bounce
- bow
- bump
- curtsy
- dance
- expression
- flick
- fling
- flip
- flop
- genuflection
- gesticulation
- grab
- high sign
- hook
- hurtle
- indication
- intimation
- jolt
- kinesics
- lug
- mime
- motion
- nod
- pantomime
- pluck
- pull
- quake
- quiver
- reminder
- salute
- seize
- shiver
- shrug
- sign
- sign language
- signal
- sling
- snag
- snatch
- throw
- thrust
- token
- tug
- tweak
- twitch
- vellicate
- wave
- whisk
- wiggle
- wink
- wrench
- wrest
- wriggle
- wring
- yank
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