English–Spanish
“shrug” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/eŋkoˈxeɾ/
Example
Ella encoge los hombros al escuchar la noticia.
She shrugs her shoulders when she hears the news.
How to say “shrug” in Spanish
“Shrug” in Spanish is encoger.
A person making a small inward bodily contraction.
Example sentences with encoger
La camiseta se encogió en la lavadora.
The T-shirt shrank in the washing machine.
Tips for using encoger
- Both encoger los hombros and encogerse de hombros appear in Spanish, but the reflexive encogerse de hombros is especially common in everyday speech.