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malinger

/məˈlɪŋɡə/

/məˈlɪŋɡɚ/

malingerverb

malingered

Past Simple

malingered

Past Participle

malingering

Gerund

/məˈlɪŋɡə/

/məˈlɪŋɡɚ/

Translations

He decided to malinger to avoid going to work.

Он решил симулировать, чтобы не идти на работу.

Additional translations

притворяться больным

Definitions

To pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work.

He decided to malinger by faking a headache to get out of the meeting.

Synonyms

feign illness

slack off