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竦める

Reading

Kana: すくめる
Romaji: sukumeru
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Definition

v1
vt
1

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.む、 おそ.れる、 つつし.む
Meanings: crouch, cower

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)(かた)をすくめた。
➥She gave a shrug of the shoulders.
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(かれ)はただ(かた)をすくめただけだった。
➥He just shrugged his shoulders.
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北米(ほくべい)では、(かた)をすくめることは「()りません」を意味(いみ)する。
➥In North America when a person shrugs his shoulders it means "I don't know".
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(かれ)彼女(かのじょ)()きすくめた。
➥He suddenly tightened his arm around her.
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(かれ)(わたし)示唆(しさ)(たん)(かた)をすくめて無視(むし)した。
➥He simply shrugged off my suggestion.
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