shrug
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The meaning (definition) of the word shrug
to lift your shoulders up and drop them to mean I don't know
The word shrug used in a sentence
“He gave a shrug when his sister asked where he left his shoes.”
The plural of the word shrug
shrugs
How the word shrug is said around the world
| French | hausser les épaules (ohsay layz aypohl) |
| Spanish | encogimiento de hombros (aynkohkheemyentoh thay ohmbrohs) |
| Mandarin | 耸肩 (sǒng jiān) |
| Hindi | कंधे उचकाने की क्रिया (kunday uukykahnay kee kriyah) |
| Arabic | هز الكتفين (hahzz ahlkahteefeenah) |
| Russian | пожимает плечами (pozhimaet plechami) |
| Portuguese (EU) | encolher de ombros (ayngkoolyayr di ohmbruush) |
| Portuguese (BR) | encolher de ombros (ayngkohlyayr jy ohmbruus) |
| Japanese | 肩をすくめる (kata wosukumeru) |
| German | zucken (tsuukuhn) |
| Urdu | کندھے اچکانا (kunday uukykahnah) |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਚਾ ਕਰਨਾ (mohday uukyah kuruhnah) |
| Korean | 어깨를 으쓱 (eoggaereul eusseug) |
| Hebrew | משיכת כתפיים |
| Greek | σήκωμα των ώμων (sekoma ton omon) |
| Dutch | schouders ophalen (skhuuuduhrs awphahluhn) |
| Tagalog | kibit-balikat (keebeetbahleekaht) |
| Vietnamese | nhún vai (nyoourn vahy) |
| Turkish | omuz silkme (ohmuuz silkme) |
| Persian | شانه بالا انداختن (shahnay bahlah ahndahkhtahn) |
| Polish | wzruszać ramionami (vzrooshahch rahmyawnahmee) |
| Ukrainian | знизати плечима (znyzaty plechyma) |
| Bengali | কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো (kahnd gyahnkahnoh) |
| Swedish | rycka på axlarna (rewkah poh ahkslahrnah) |
| Italian | scrollare le spalle (skrohllahray lay spahllay) |
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