malinger
verb (used without object)
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
are malingering
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present progressiveof malinger.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He and the conch are malingering in the sick shed.
From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune
Are we to assume that these students are malingering?
From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Bernard Glueck
