English-Dutch translations for shrug

• schouderophalen
  Het Parlement werd dus met schouderophalen gepasseerd. Parliament was therefore bypassed with a shrug of the shoulders.

Definition of shrug

• A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference
• A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted
• To raise to express uncertainty, lack of concern, dread, etc

Examples

• He dismissed my comment with a shrug.
• I asked him for an answer and he just shrugged.
• When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.

Related words

• shrugging
• shrug off
• shrug one's shoulders
• shrug your shoulders
• give a shrug