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shirk·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbrickingnoun
the evasion of work or duty
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shirking
Shirking is the act of avoiding or neglecting to perform tasks, duties, or responsibilities that one is obligated to do. It often refers to work-related tasks, but it can also apply to personal duties or chores. It is typically associated with laziness or lack of effort.
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Shirking
of Shirk
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shirking in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shirking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of shirking in a Sentence
Youve got 535 people flying into the House, in the Senate, each week from all across this nation ; you have millions of people that visit our nations capitaleach year. If we are not doing something like this, we would be shirking our responsibilities.
Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence that will risk nothing and which, shirking pain, misses happiness as well.
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