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shrug

/ʃrʌg/ /ʃrʌg/
  1. 1 omuz silkmek

Definition (English)

To raise your shoulders briefly to show you don't know, don't care, or are helpless.

Example Sentences

  1. He could only shrug in response to the confusing question.
    Kafa karıştırıcı soruya yanıt olarak sadece omuz silkebildi.
  2. She shrugged her shoulders and walked away.
    Omuzlarını silkti ve uzaklaştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base shrug
/ʃrʌg/
Past shrugged
/ʃrʌgd/
Participle shrugged
/ʃrʌgd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edshrug → shrugged

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /g/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. shrugged /ʃrʌgd/

Synonyms

raise shoulderslift shoulders

Collocations

shrug shouldersshrug offshrug in responsejust shrugshrug and smileshrug with indifference

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