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Definition of Shrugging
1. shrug [v] - See also: shrug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrugging
Literary usage of Shrugging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1872)
"Helplessness or impotence—Patience—Obstinacy— shrugging the shoulders common to
most of the races of man— Signs of affirmation and negation. ..."
2. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1913)
"Helplessness or impotence —Patience—Obstinacy—shrugging the shoulders common to
most of the races of man—Signs of affirmation and negation. ..."
3. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1886)
"Helplessness or impotence—Patience—Obstinacy— shrugging the shoulders common to
most of the races of man— Signs of affirmation and negation. ..."
4. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
""Plenty of other bars in the Market," Link said, shrugging his newly broad
shoulders elaborately. Trey was the kid who'd known her brother since third grade ..."
5. The Mind of the Child: Observations Concerning the Mental Development of the by William T. Preyer (1898)
"... crying and wrinkling of the forehead, shaking the head and nodding, shrugging
the shoulders, and begging with the hands, as well as pointing. 1. ..."
6. The Mind of the Child: Observations Concerning the Mental Development of the by William T. Preyer (1895)
"... crying and wrinkling of the forehead, shaking the head and nodding, shrugging
the shoulders, and begging with the hands, as well as pointing. 1. ..."
7. The Mind of the Child: ... Observations Concerning the Mental Development of by William T. Preyer, Henry W.. Brown (1890)
"... crying and wrinkling of the forehead, shaking the head and nodding, shrugging
the shoulders, and begging with the hands, as well as pointing. 1. ..."
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