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shrugs off

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

Meaning of shrug off

Verb

shrug off (third-person singular simple present shrugs off, present participle shrugging off, simple past and past participle shrugged off)

  1. (transitive) To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent to.
    • He shrugged off the insults and proceeded despite them.
  2. To dispose of, rid oneself of, in a careless or effortless manner.
    • Other social groups that had attained a comparable level of economic prosperity had comfortably shrugged off a wide definition of self-interest that encompassed other people and other groups. Jews, on the other hand, retained this broader perspective.1987 December 27, Gordon Gottlieb, “Coming Home As Lesbian And Gay Jews”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 16

Questions about shrugs off

What is shrugs off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shrugs off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shrug off.

Words near shrugs off in the dictionary

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

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