How to pronounce shrug

Listen to shrug in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“shrug” in real sentences

192 clips in the index · 5 American · 37 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Republican establishment to just shrug it off and for Santorum to shrug it off even though

    DigitalVoidRecords · hear it here

  2. look at it and shrug your shoulders.

    The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here

  3. Shrug and think they're John Gol.

    Intelligence Squared · hear it here

  4. way, they they mostly shrug through teapot dome.

    The Atlantic · hear it here

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