2syllables
shirking
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Definitions ofshirking
1verb
- To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
- To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
Example: "If you have a job, don't shirk from it by staying off work."
- To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
1noun
- The act of one who shirks.
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