Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shrugged"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shrug \Shrug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shrugging}.] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf.
Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga,
to crouch.]
To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of
expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like.
He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.
--Addison.
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