See shrug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.",
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},
{
"text": "When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.",
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{
"ref": "1712 January 13 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, January 2, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 264; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:",
"text": "He[…] shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.",
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"(transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc."
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"word": "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "hazza katifayn",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "هَزَّ كَتِفَيْن"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "tʻotʻvel userə",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "թոթվել ուսերը"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "paciskácʹ pljačýma",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "паціска́ць плячы́ма"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "pacísnucʹ pljačýma",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "паці́снуць плячы́ма"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vdígam rámene",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вди́гам ра́мене"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vdígna rámene",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "вди́гна ра́мене"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "arronsar les espatlles"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "s'arronsar d'espatlles"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "聳"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sǒng",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "耸"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "聳肩"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "sǒngjiān",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "耸肩"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pokrčit rameny"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "trække på skuldrene"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "schouders ophalen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "schokschouderen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "ŝultrumi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "kohauttaa olkiaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "kohauttaa olkapäitään"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "hausser les épaules"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "mit den Schultern zucken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "mit den Achseln zucken"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "vállat von"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "megvonja a vállát"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "vállat rándít"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "fare spallucce"
},
{
"alt": "かたをすくめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kata o sukumeru",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "肩を竦める"
},
{
"alt": "かたをすぼめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kata o subomeru",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "肩を窄める"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eokkae-reul eusseukhada",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "어깨를 으쓱하다"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kreva ramenici",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "крева раменици"
},
{
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"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "vállat rándít"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "fare spallucce"
},
{
"alt": "かたをすくめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kata o sukumeru",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "肩を竦める"
},
{
"alt": "かたをすぼめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kata o subomeru",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "肩を窄める"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "eokkae-reul eusseukhada",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "어깨를 으쓱하다"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kreva ramenici",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "крева раменици"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "krene ramenici",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "крене раменици"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "hikihiki pakihiwi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "hikihiki pakihiwi"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šâne bâlâ andâxtan",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "شانه بالا انداختن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "wzruszać ramionami"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wzruszyć ramionami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "dar de ombros"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "encolher os ombros"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požimátʹ plečámi",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пожима́ть плеча́ми"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "požátʹ plečámi",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пожа́ть плеча́ми"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "crath"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "слегнути раменима"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "slegnuti ramenima"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pokrčiť plecami"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skomigniti z rameni"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "encogerse de hombros"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "rycka på axlarna"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"word": "omuz silkmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znýzuvaty plečýma",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зни́зувати плечи́ма"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znyzáty plečýma",
"sense": "to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "зниза́ти плечи́ма"
}
],
"word": "shrug"
}
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