How do you pronounce shrugged?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɹʌɡd/.

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrugged

/ʃɹʌɡd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

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