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Verbal Equivalent Of A Shrug Crossword Clue

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41%3Verbal shrug of the shoulders
interjection

• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

• Used to express doubt or confusion.

• (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

• (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

• (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

• (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

31%3Verbal equivalent of a thumbs-down
noun

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb

• show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

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