malinger

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Verb malinger has 1 sense

malinger, skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
--₁ is one way to fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick

Derived forms: noun malingerer₁, noun malingering₁
Sample sentence:
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Malinger

Definition:

verb

to pretend to be ill, injured, or otherwise unable to work in order to avoid doing something

noun

a malingering person, especially one who habitually pretends illness to escape duty or work

Examples:

Example 1:

He decided to malinger so he wouldn't have to attend the boring meeting.

Example 2:

John's boss suspected that he was malingering every time a difficult task had to be done.

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