malinger
verb (used without object)
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
was malingering
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past progressiveof malinger.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Rather Rothman's test scores were so inconsistent and, at times, so low that they could point to only one conclusion: Rothman was malingering, Suarez said.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
His inquest heard Dr Daniel Moldavsky, who had been assigned Mr Mavin's case, ignored this, believing Mr Mavin, a father-of-three, was "malingering" to get better housing.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
Russell asked whether a test Hyde administered to Ramos included a feature to check if he was malingering, or not being honest with him, as other psychiatric tests do.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
But the state’s expert testified that he was malingering — purposely giving wrong answers to make it appear he was intellectually disabled.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 29, 2015
Ed Seger, the doctor who examined George, mysteriously concluded that he was not mentally ill but was "malingering" or faking symptoms of mental illness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
