"shirking" in the noun sense
1. shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking
the evasion of work or duty
"shirking" in the verb sense
1. fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
avoid (one's assigned duties
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
2. shirk
avoid dealing with
"She shirks her duties"
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