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shrugs

/ʃɹʌɡz/

shrugs is the plural of shrug.

shrugs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shrug.

Meaning of shrug

Noun

shrug (plural shrugs)

  1. A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
    • He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
  2. A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

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Phrases with shrugs

Words that rhyme with shrugs

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Questions about shrugs

What is shrugs the plural of?
Shrugs is the plural of shrug.
How do you pronounce shrugs?
Shrugs is pronounced /ʃɹʌɡz/.

Words near shrugs in the dictionary

  1. shrugging
  2. shrugging off
  3. shruggingly
  4. shruggings
  5. shruggy
  6. shrugs
  7. shrugs off
  8. Shrum
  9. shrump
  10. shrumped
  11. shrumping

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