Definition of Malinger

to pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing work

Examples of Malinger in a sentence

Because Tom was known for trying to malinger out of chores, nobody believed his story about a sore throat.  🔊

The lazy student tried to malinger when it was time to work on his essay.  🔊

When it is time to do work around the house, Henry will offer malinger and go to his room to rest.  🔊

Bill is such a baseball fan that he will malinger and call in sick to attend the playoff games.  🔊

Although Sherri tried to malinger to avoid going to work, she was caught in her lie when her boss offered to drive her to the doctor’s office.  🔊

Several of the office employees made plans to malinger and exchange a day of work for a day at the beach.  🔊

If my son has not studied for a test, he will sometimes malinger in order to stay home from school.  🔊

My supervisor has no patience for people who malinger to avoid doing their share of the workload.  🔊

When my husband does not want to cut the grass, he will malinger and complain about an imaginary stomach pain.  🔊

Maggie is going to malinger with a fake cough in hopes of being excused from jury duty.  🔊

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