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Definition of Shrugs
1. shrug [v] - See also: shrug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrugs
Literary usage of Shrugs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Self-formation; Or, The History of an Individual Mind: Intended as a Guide by Capel Lofft (1846)
"I cared no more for the shrugs and sneers of fashion, the expostulations of mere
custom, than for the grimaces of a harlequin ; instead of shrinking from ..."
2. The Romance of Savage Life: Describing the Life of Primitive Man, His by George Francis Scott Elliot (1908)
"... LANGUAGE First language—shrugs and wavings of fan—Poultry language—Bow-wow
theory—Good descriptive names—Baby words—Ba—Kau—Would you —Number of possible ..."
3. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R. D. Manning, Eugene Sue by R. D. Manning, Eugene Sue (2003)
"MOROK shrugs his shoulders, carrying the bottle to his lips. JACQUES instantly
follows. The stony and impassive features of MOROK, as well as the thin, ..."
4. Sunday Lecturesby Joseph Krauskopf, Henry Berkowitz, Joseph Leonard Levy by Joseph Krauskopf, Henry Berkowitz, Joseph Leonard Levy (1891)
"... shrugs but its shoulder, raises but its eye-brow, and a fair name is sullied,
a happy home is blasted, sweet and comforting relationships are broken up, ..."
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