The word "shrugged" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used as a verb meaning "to raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference, lack of knowledge, or uncertainty". For example: "He shrugged when I asked him about the issue."
"He said, 'OK – but it will very expensive.'" Kacprzak shrugged.
Mr Berlusconi shrugged off the protest as he began his speech laying out the priorities of Italy's six-month presidency of the EU, promising to work to improve ties with the US following the Iraq war, and to involve Europe in the search for Middle East peace.
Despite last year's fiasco on the snowbound Stelvio, where a group of riders clearly gained an advantage by ignoring calls to neutralise the race on the descent, Giro race director Mauro Vegni simply shrugged and said he was sorry, but that article 12.1.040 – which states: "Non-regulation assistance to a rider from another team, stage races.
"When can it be done?" The dentist shrugged, "Now?" Slightly confused, I nodded my consent.
"I don't talk much about it, because if these people [Boko Haram] come back, I will be one of their first targets for helping girls to come back to school," she shrugged.
The star, by all accounts, shrugged it off.
When I asked this grey-haired Somali about the al-Shabaab presence in Goobweyn he shrugged as if to dismiss the question.
But Sebelius largely shrugged off the criticism by pointing to the millions of uninsured Americans who are expected to benefit from the exchanges.
Everton shrugged off the loss of 10 first- team players to record a fine victory in Belarus thanks to Tim Cahill's goal 13 minutes from time.
Amec, which has shrugged off two takeover approaches this year, the latest just a month ago, warned that profits for 2006 would be £15m below expectations, blaming restructuring costs at UK Construction and a weaker-than-hoped performance from the pipelines and nuclear business.
Three months later, as demotion occurred, the manager sensibly shrugged off those who sought to laugh last.
