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Meaning of Shrugging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ

Definitions

The act of one who shrugs.

Equivalents

العربية الإستهجان
Suomi kohautus

Examples

“And in our times, in Philadelphia, there have been specimens of violent shruggings of the shoulders, and brachial twitches, and prodigious wry faces, and thumpings on the pews.”
“My crucial mistake was shrugging instead of shaking my head.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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