Malinger \Ma*lin"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. MAlingered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Malingering.]
To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or
inability.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
malinger
v : avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be
ill [syn: skulk]
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "malinger":
abandon, cut, dodge, dog it, duck, duck duty, get out of,
goldbrick, goof off, jump, leave, leave loose ends, leave undone,
let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, miss, not pull fair, omit,
pass over, pass up, pretermit, procrastinate, shirk, skip, skulk,
slack, slide out of, slip out of, sneak out of, soldier, trifle,
welsh
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
ross malinger, skulk
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