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- [shurk]
- /ʃɜrk/
- /ʃɜːk/
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- [shurk]
- /ʃɜrk/
Definitions of shirking word
- verb with object shirking to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). 1
- verb without object shirking to evade work, duty, etc. 1
- noun shirking a shirker. 1
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Origin of shirking
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; obscurely akin to shark2
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Parts of speech for Shirking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shirking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shirking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shirking
noun shirking
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- dodging — Present participle of dodge.
adj shirking
- loafing — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
adjective shirking
- workshy — (British) Disinclined to work; lazy.
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