[noun] [C]"I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about your problem," she said with a shrug of (= an act of raising and lowering) her shoulders."Well, I suppose we'll just have to do what he says," said Kim with a shrug of (= an act of raising and lowering her shoulders to express) resignation.
SHRUG
Meaning of SHRUG in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012