verb
definition
To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
example
I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
noun
definition
The act of one who shrugs.
Examples of shrugging in a Sentence
More shrugging didn't seem to be enough.
She tugged her hand from his and grinned, shrugging one shoulder.
Metivier, shrugging his shoulders, went up to Mademoiselle Bourienne who at the sound of shouting had run in from an adjoining room.
That was horrible! said the little princess, shrugging her shoulders.
It can't be helped! said the count, shrugging his shoulders and speaking playfully of a matter that evidently distressed him.
He paced up and down his room, now turning his thoughts on a difficult problem and frowning, now suddenly shrugging his shoulders and wincing, and now smiling happily.
Who's to say there aren't genetic variations that lend people to being different? he asked, shrugging.
Engulfed by a wave of homesickness, she turned away, shrugging off the unexpected emotion.
Clinical Findings - Loss of active shoulder abduction, the patient compensating by upwards shrugging of the shoulder.
It came from Billy Morris, he took a throw in from Jackie Chew and turned his man before shrugging off another defender.
The US government has given its thumbs-up to Microsoft 's search box plans for Vista, shrugging off concerns raised recently by Google.
Examples of simple motor tics include nose wrinkling, facial grimaces, eye blinking, jerking the neck, shrugging the shoulders, or tensing the muscles of the abdomen.
Pretending you don't care when he mentions that he has two tickets for the hottest show in town, or nonchalantly shrugging when the Cindy Crawford look-a-like says she headed to the local coffee shop "alone".
Ryland continued, shrugging off his heavy jacket.
Dean screamed after Vinnie, shrugging off Harrigan and slumping into his chair.