shrug russian
пожа́ть
to shake hands
to shrug shoulders
плю́нуть
spit, expectorate
don’t care, shrug off
плева́ть
spit, expectorate
don’t care, shrug off
пожима́ть
to shake hands/to shrug shoulders
отмахну́вший
having brushed off, having waved away, having dismissed, having shrugged off
передёргивавший
distorting, twisting, misrepresenting
shrugging (shoulders), twitching, flinching (from cold, fear, disgust)
reloading (a weapon)
передёргивавшийся
twitching, jerking, shrugging, being distorted, convulsing
пожима́вший
shaking (hands), having shaken (hands)
shrugging (shoulders), having shrugged (shoulders)
пожима́вшийся
cowering, shrinking, huddling, shrugging (oneself)
пожима́ющий
shrugging
пожимаемый
being shaken, being shrugged
Examples
Мальчик растерянно пожал плечами
The boy shrugged perplexedly.
Она равнодушно пожала плечами и ушла.
She shrugged indifferently and left.
Она недоуменно пожала плечами и промолчала.
She shrugged her shoulders in bewilderment and remained silent.
Пожимающий плечами студент так и не ответил.
The student shrugging his shoulders never did answer.
Пожимавший плечами охранник ничего не объяснил.
The security guard shrugging his shoulders didn’t explain anything.
Передёрнувший плечами мальчик отвернулся к стене.
The boy, shrugging his shoulders, turned toward the wall.



















