I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight , small
▪ simple
▪
The answer was a simple ~.
▪ careless , indifferent
▪ casual , nonchalant
▪ dismissive
▪ half-hearted , helpless , resigned
▪ weary
▪ apologetic
▪ self-deprecating
▪ mental
▪
With a mental ~, he decided to tell the truth.
▪ Gallic ( BrE )
VERB + SHRUG
▪ give
▪
The boy gave a slight ~ and walked away.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
She lifted her shoulders in a little ~
▪ with a ~
▪
‘I don't know!’ she said with a ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of resignation
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of the/your shoulders
▪
He replied with a ~ of his shoulders.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ lightly , slightly
▪ carelessly , dismissively , indifferently , nonchalantly , offhandedly
▪
She shrugged nonchalantly and turned away.
▪ casually
▪ wearily
▪ uncomfortably
▪ apologetically , awkwardly , sheepishly
▪ helplessly
▪
He shrugged helplessly and said nothing.
▪ innocently , modestly
▪ good-naturedly
▪ just , merely , only , simply
▪
He merely shrugged his shoulders in reply.
Shrug is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ shoulder
Shrug is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ shoulder