shrug

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a gesture involving the shoulders

Definition categories: communication, gesture, motion

Sentences with shrug as a noun:

- He dismissed my comment with a shrug.

verb

1. raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

Definition categories: body, gesticulate, gesture, motion

Sentences with shrug as a verb:

- I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.

- When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.