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shrug meaning in Urdu

کندھے اچکانا

UK/ˈʃɹʌɡ/

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Australia/ˈʃɹɐɡ/

shrug in Urdu: کندھے اچکانا. In English, shrug means a lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.

Urdu words for shrug

کندھے اچکانا

English meaning of shrug

  1. noun A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
  2. noun A cropped, cardiganlike garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
  3. verb To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

Full definition of shrug

shrug in a sentence

  • He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
  • I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
  • When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.

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Questions about shrug in Urdu

What is the meaning of shrug in Urdu?
Shrug in Urdu is کندھے اچکانا.
shrug کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Shrug: کندھے اچکانا.
What does shrug mean in English?
Shrug means a lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: shrug (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shrug (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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