HyperDic: skulking

English > 1 sense of the word *skulking*:
NOUN	act	skulking, malingering	evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated

English > *skulking*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated.
Synonym	malingering
Broader	evasion, escape, dodging	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Verbs	skulk	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill