In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
shrug
(verb) raise one’s shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shrugged
simple past tense and past participle of shrug
Source: Wiktionary
Shrug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shrugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrugging.] Etym: [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge, skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.]
Definition: To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities. Addison.
Shrug, v. i.
Definition: To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like. They grin, they shrug. They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. Swift.
Shrug, n.
Definition: A drawing up of the shoulders, -- a motion usually expressing dislike, dread, or doubt. The Spaniards talk in dialogues Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.