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List of antonyms from "shrivel" to antonyms from "shut off"


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Definition of the day : « shrug »

  • As in gesticulation : noun gesture
  • As in gesture : noun motion as communication
  • As in jerk : verb move with lurch
Example sentences :
  • He returned with a shrug of the shoulders to his table in the morning-room.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • The shoulders of Mr Verloc, without actually moving, suggested a shrug.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • "They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said Fray Henriques with a shrug.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • "That you will find out," she said, with a shrug of her shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The Father of the Marshalsea said, with a shrug of modest self-depreciation, 'Oh!
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • With a little laugh and a shrug of her shoulders she proceeded to open the envelope.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • "I'm not that eager to go," observed the Englishman with a shrug.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The simplest way of relief is to shrug one's shoulders and let the weight go.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • And the shrug of his shoulders was an almost audible "What can I know of that?"
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens