shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
unshirking
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a word derived from
shirk.
Example Sentences
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My faith bids me go forward in the unshirking discharge of my duty, and the promise will be mine.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
