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shirking

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shirk  (shûrk)
v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks
v.tr.
To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
v.intr.
To avoid work or duty.
[Perhaps from German Schurke, scoundrel; akin to Old High German fiurscurgo, demon : fiur, fire + scurigen, to stir up.]
shirker n.
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Noun1.shirkingshirking - the evasion of work or duty
goldbricking, goofing off, slacking, soldiering
dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"


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Shirking responsibilities is the curse of our modern life--the secret of all the unrest and discontent that is seething in the world.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
"Search him, some of you shirking lubbers, and the rest of you aloft and get the chest," he cried.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
The nurse, however, is determined that, insane or not, there shall be no shirking and that you shall go through your task to the end.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
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