shrug

simple noun, verb44 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.2

a minor, barely noticeable movement of the shoulders

a small, often quick, movement of the shoulders

a shrug that is not large or exaggerated

an uncomplicated shrug used as a direct response

a relaxed shrug suggesting something is not important

a shrug indicating inability to do anything about a situation

a shrug showing a lack of attention or concern

a shrug indicating a lack of interest or sympathy

a shrug showing calm and a lack of worry

a shrug to show you think something is not worthy of consideration

a shrug showing that you have accepted something unpleasant

a shrug showing a lack of enthusiasm or effort

a characteristic, elaborate shrug associated with French people

the standard phrase for the action of shrugging

used to indicate that an action is accompanied by a shrug

used to specify the emotion or meaning behind a shrug (e.g., a shrug of indifference)

to do nothing more than shrug in response

to do only the action of shrugging and nothing more

to shrug with a very small, almost unnoticeable movement

to shrug with a small, gentle movement

to shrug because you are unable to help or change a situation

to shrug in a way that shows you think something is unimportant

to shrug in a way that shows lack of interest or concern

to make the gesture of a shrug

Collocations with "shrug"

shrug + ...

... + shrug