聳〔耸〕 sung² {sǒng}

1. to excite
2. to raise up
3. to shrug
4. high
5. lofty
6. towering

聳聽〔耸听〕 sung² ting³ {sǒng tīng}

to urge someone to listen

聳動〔耸动〕 sung² dung⁶ {sǒng dòng}

1. to shake (a part of one's body)
2. to shrug (shoulders)
3. to create a sensation
4. to incite

聳肩〔耸-〕 sung² gin¹ {sǒng jiān}

to shrug one's shoulders

聳立〔耸-〕 sung² laap⁶ {sǒng lì}

towering (of object placed high over sth)

聳入雲霄〔耸-云-〕 sung² jap⁶ wan⁴ siu¹ {sǒng rù yún xiāo}

go through the clouds; to describe a very tall mountain or a building

聳人聽聞〔耸-听闻〕 sung² jan⁴ ting¹ man⁴ {sǒng rén tīng wén}

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people