Raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
Noun
a gesture involving the shoulders
Verb
raise one''s shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
v. t.
To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way
of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
v. i.
To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing
dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
n.
A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually
expressing dislike, dread, or doubt.
Shrug
He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.
Shrug
They grin, they shrug. They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug.
Shrug
The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs.
To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt.
Usage Examples
People just don't laugh when their family is violated, and you don't shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It's a funny, primitive instinct.
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