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shrugging

/ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
shrug-ging
IPA
/ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of one who shrugs.

verb

present participle and gerund of shrug

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shruggings (plural)

Rhymes With

hugging bugging plugging debugging tugging chugging mugging slugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce shrugging?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹʌɡɪŋ/.
What does shrugging mean?
The act of one who shrugs.

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