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
“Zuri gave a shrug when asked where the shoes were.”
How the word shrug is said around the world
| French | hausser les épaules (oh-SAY layz ay-POHL) |
| Spanish | encogerse de hombros (ehn-koh-HEHR-say day OHM-brohs) |
| Mandarin | 耸肩 (suung jyen) |
| Hindi | कंधे उचकाना (KUN-dheh oo-CHUK-ah-nah) |
| Arabic | هز الكتفين (hahzz ahl-kah-tee-FEE-nah) |
| Russian | пожимать плечами (pah-zhee-MAHT pleh-CHAH-mee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | encolher de ombros (ayng-koo-LYAYR di OHMB-ruush) |
| Portuguese (BR) | encolher de ombros (ayng-kohl-YAYR jy OHMB-ruus) |
| Japanese | 肩をすくめる (kah-tah-oh-su-ku-MAY-ru) |
| German | zucken (TSUU-kuhn) |
| Urdu | کندھے اچکانا (KUN-day uuky-KAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਚਾ ਕਰਨਾ (MOH-day UU-kyah KU-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 어깨를 으쓱하다 (uh-KKAE-reul eu-sseuk-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | משיכת כתפיים |
| Greek | σηκώνω τους ώμους (see-KOH-noh toos OH-moos) |
| Dutch | schouders ophalen (SKHUUU-duhrs awp-HAH-luhn) |
| Tagalog | kibit-balikat (KEE-beet-bah-lee-kaht) |
| Vietnamese | nhún vai (NYOO-urn vahy) |
| Turkish | omuz silkmek (oh-MOOZ silk-MEK) |
| Persian | شانه بالا انداختن (SHAH-nay BAH-lah ahn-DAHKH-tahn) |
| Polish | wzruszać ramionami (VZROO-shahch rahm-yaw-NAH-mee) |
| Ukrainian | знизати плечима (zni-ZAH-ti ple-CHI-mah) |
| Bengali | কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো (kahnd GYAHN-kah-noh) |
| Swedish | rycka på axlarna (REW-kah poh AHKS-lahr-nah) |
| Italian | scrollare le spalle (skrohl-LAH-ray lay SPAHL-lay) |
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