shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
is shirking
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present progressiveof shirk (3rd person singular).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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“Walking off the job is shirking one’s duty, unless one is really sick,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
"TÜV Süd is shirking its grave responsibility and will not help us rebuild our small municipality," Avimar Barcelos, the mayor of Brumadinho, told the court.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2021
The frequent travel “does not mean the governor is shirking his duties, necessarily,” Weingart said, pointing to leaders who delegate work to trusted staff.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2019
He said during a Monday work session that he thinks the council is shirking its duties when members read Gazette articles about homes in landslide zones and then continue with business as usual.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2016
It is not in the least "probable," as Helbig suggests, that the artist is shirking the trouble of drawing the figure.
From Homer and His Age by Andrew Lang
