'Shrugging' definitions:
Definition of 'Shrugging'
From: GCIDE
- Shrug \Shrug\ (shr[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrugged (shr[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. Shrugging (shr[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.] To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. --Addison. [1913 Webster]