Transcription
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- [shruhg]
- /ʃrʌg/
- /ʃrʌɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shruhg]
- /ʃrʌg/
Definitions of shrugged word
- verb with object shrugged to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc. 1
- verb without object shrugged to raise and contract the shoulders. 1
- noun shrugged the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders. 1
- noun shrugged a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline. 1
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Origin of shrugged
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (noun) late Middle English shrugge a tug, pull, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Shrugged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrugged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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