shrug

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹʌɡ/
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: [ˈʃɹwʌɡ]
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈʃɹɐɡ/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈʃɹwɐ̞ɡ]
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• Scotland: /ˈʃɾʌɡ/
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• Wales: /ˈʃɾəɡ/
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• Wales: [ˈʃɾəɡ] ~ [ˈʃɾɜɡ]
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• Northern-Ireland: /ˈʃɻʌɡ/
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• Northern-England: /ˈʃɹʊɡ/
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• Northern-England: [ˈʃɹwʊɡ]
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• rhymes with -ʌɡ
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• CMU ARPABET: SH R AH1 G Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English schruggen, shrukken, probably of North Germanic origin related to Danish skrugge, skrukke (“to stoop; crouch”), Swedish skruga, skrukka (“to huddle; crouch”), all from or related to Old Norse skrykkva, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Compare also Old English scrincan (“to shrink”). More at shrink.

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: по́ціск плячы́ма (pócisk pljačýma) — gesture
• Bulgarian: вди́гане на ра́мене (vdígane na rámene) — gesture
• Catalan: encongiment d'espatlles — gesture
• Chinese Mandarin: 聳肩 /耸肩 (sǒngjiān) — gesture
• Danish: skuldertræk — gesture
• Dutch: schouderophalen — gesture
• Esperanto: ŝultromovado — gesture
• Esperanto: ŝultrumado — gesture
• Finnish: olankohautus — gesture
• French: haussement d'épaules — gesture
• German: Schulterzucken — gesture
• German: Achselzucken — gesture
• Hungarian: vállrándítás — gesture
• Italian: spalluccia — gesture
• Polish: wzruszenie ramionami — gesture
• Portuguese: encolhida de ombros — gesture
• Portuguese: dar de ombros — gesture
• Russian: пожима́ние плеча́ми (požimánije plečámi) — gesture
• Scottish Gaelic: crathadh — gesture
• Serbo-Croatian: слијегање раменима — gesture
• Serbo-Croatian: slijeganje ramenima — gesture
• Spanish: encogimiento de hombros — gesture
• Swedish: axelryckning — gesture
• Ukrainian: зни́зування плечи́ма (znýzuvannja plečýma) — gesture
• Arabic: هَزَّ كَتِفَيْن (hazza katifayn) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Armenian: թոթվել ուսերը (tʻotʻvel userə) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Belarusian: паціска́ць плячы́ма (paciskácʹ pljačýma) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Belarusian: паці́снуць плячы́ма (pacísnucʹ pljačýma) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Bulgarian: вди́гам ра́мене (vdígam rámene) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Bulgarian: вди́гна ра́мене (vdígna rámene) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Catalan: arronsar les espatlles — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Catalan: s'arronsar d'espatlles — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 聳 /耸 (sǒng) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 聳肩 /耸肩 (sǒngjiān) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Czech: pokrčit rameny — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Danish: trække på skuldrene — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Dutch: schouders ophalen — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Dutch: schokschouderen — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Esperanto: levi la ŝultrojn — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Esperanto: ŝultrumi — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Finnish: kohauttaa olkiaan — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Finnish: kohauttaa olkapäitään — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• French: hausser les épaules — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• German: mit den Schultern zucken — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• German: mit den Achseln zucken — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Hebrew: מָשַׁךְ בִּכְתֵפַיִם (mashákh bikhtefáyim) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Hungarian: vállat von — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Hungarian: megvonja a vállát — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Hungarian: vállat rándít — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Italian: fare spallucce — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Japanese: 肩を竦める (kata o sukumeru) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Japanese: 肩を窄める (kata o subomeru) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Korean: 어깨를 으쓱하다 (eokkae-reul eusseukhada) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Macedonian: крева раменици (kreva ramenici) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Macedonian: крене раменици (krene ramenici) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Māori: hikihiki pakihiwi — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Persian: شانه بالا انداختن (šâne bâlâ andâxtan) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Polish: wzruszać ramionami — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Polish: wzruszyć ramionami — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Portuguese: dar de ombros — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Portuguese: encolher os ombros — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Romanian: da din umeri — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Russian: пожима́ть плеча́ми (požimátʹ plečámi) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Russian: пожа́ть плеча́ми (požátʹ plečámi) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Scottish Gaelic: crath — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Serbo-Croatian: слегнути раменима — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Serbo-Croatian: slegnuti ramenima — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Slovak: pokrčiť plecami — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Slovene: skomigniti z rameni — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Spanish: encogerse de hombros — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Spanish: encoger / alzar los hombros — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Swedish: rycka på axlarna — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Turkish: omuz silkmek — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Ukrainian: зни́зувати плечи́ма (znýzuvaty plečýma) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.
• Ukrainian: зниза́ти плечи́ма (znyzáty plečýma) — to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.