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shirking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | goldbricking, goofing off, slacking, soldiering |
| Type of | dodging, escape, evasion |
| Derivation | shirk |
Examples of shirking
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Seems if I ignore the games and write nothing, you call me for shirking my job.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Without law or markets, we would simply devolved to mutual shirking and abuse.
From the theatlantic.com
Suicide is sometimes even met with approval-as facing one's fate, not shirking it.
From the economist.com
Individuals are most directly responsible for shirking their most basic civic duty.
From the sacbee.com
The government, as the central government of the world, is shirking the duty.
From the economist.com
Instead of shirking away from the sizable scale of the piece, we embraced it.
From the ocregister.com
As a young voter I am always told that if I don't vote, I am shirking an obligation.
From the sacbee.com
He was widely panned for shirking when given many chances to attack Romney on stage.
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Other institutions must stop shirking their responsibility with respect to children.
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- Fiddle: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
- Avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
- (shirking) the evasion of work or duty
- One who shirks; To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from
- (Shirking) The tendency to do less work when the return is smaller. Owners may have more incentive to shirk if they issue equity as opposed to debt, because they retain less ownership interest in the company and therefore may receive a smaller return. ...
- Associating partners with Allah. Shirk can also encompase any object that a person may hold in regard higher than Allah. It is the most severe of sins and will not be forgiven.
- Associating, invoking or worshipping anyone or anything besides Allah. This is the worst sin a Muslim can commit; in fact, anyone who commits this sin cannot be described as a Muslim. More details on this subject can be found at the Tawhid & Shirk section of this site.
- Taking other gods besides Allah (i.e. Polytheism), and is considered the most heinous crime against the Islamic god. Belief in the Trinity is concidered Shirk.
- The practice of associating other gods with Allah, or of worshipping them with or in place of Allah. Those who commit shirk are known as mushrikeen, people who commit idolatry or associationism.
