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shrugging

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The novel is a gifted escape artist, skilled at shrugging off the chains of any definition.

Carroll was kinder, shrugging that “you can only take a person at his word.”

“We all get our 15 seconds of fame,” he said, shrugging off the comparison.

The cop stared at me as he sank back from his desk, shrugging doubtfully.

There is so much impotence behind those words that you can almost see the governor shrugging his shoulders.

Well, I dont know as we need to worry about her, said Jess, shrugging her shoulders.

Sin Sin Wa performed a curious shrugging movement, peculiarly racial.

Suppressed laughter, shrugging of the shoulders, rolling of the eyes, and significant glances are all marks of ill-breeding.

"You know quite well that nothing amuses me," said she, shrugging her shoulders with a supreme impertinence.

"Which would be like appealing from the wolf to the tiger," replied Simon, shrugging his shoulders.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shrugging, such as: bounce, bump, fling, flop, hurtle, and jolt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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