NichiDict

すくめる

竦める
[sukumeru]

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

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

Examples

寒さに竦めた体。

A body hunched from the cold.

肩を竦める仕草。

A gesture of shrugging shoulders.

驚きに首を竦めてしまった。

I ended up ducking my head in surprise.