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MALINGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Synonyms:

malinger; skulk

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "malinger" is one way to...):

fiddle; goldbrick; shirk; shrink from (avoid (one's assigned duties))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

malingerer (someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity)

malingering (evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated)

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