shirking

Speech parts

1. shirking - Noun

2. shirking - Verb

Meaning

of Shirk

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

soldiering slacking goldbricking goofing off dodge slip flight escape retreat avoidance evade disdain lazy elusive evasion
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Antonyms

considering exploring acknowledging heeding allowing for bewaring
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Hypernyms

escape evasion dodging

Anagrams

shriking

Examples

There must be the keenest sense of duty, and with it must go the joy of living; there must be shame at the thought of shirking the hard work of the world, and at the same time delight in the many-sided beauty of life. Theodore Roosevelt

During the whole campaign, from June 27 to July 31, there has been no shirking or hesitation, to tiring on the part of a single man so far as I have seen; the brigade commanders reported none. John Buford

Finally Germany's attack on Russia seemed to confirm that Russia was not shirking and was prepared to carry out a foreign policy with the risk of war with Germany. Klaus Fuchs

After his COVID-19 diagnosis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to throw himself into his new ‘working from home’ routine with all the vigour of shirking office workers up and down the country. Source: Internet

But considering the sheer proliferation of these attacks since Thursday, these Hamas shirking of their responsibility will likely be challenged by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (Likud). Source: Internet

For netizens too this seems like shirking responsibility, where there needs to be some. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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