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shirk

/ʃəːk/

US pronunciation
American sound/ʃəːk/
shirk
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> shirk

Myanmar meaning

(v.t) ရှောင်ဖယ်သည်။ရှောင်ရှားသည်။လွဲရှောင်သည်။

Full entry

shirk /ʃɜ:k/ v (derog )

(ခေါင်း)ရှောင်သည်။ အချောင်ခိုသည်။ Stop shirking and get on with your work! ❍ He never shirks responsibility. ❍ She always shirks making difficult decisions.
❏ shirker n ခေါင်းရှောင်။

More examples
  • A good manager should never shirk difficult decisions.
Synonyms
evade, avoid, dodge, duck, get out of, wriggle out of, shun, bypass, cheat, chicken heart, chicken liver, coward, creep, dog, elude, eschew, faint-of-heart, faintheart, fence, fraidy cat, fraidy-cat, get around, goldbrick, invertebrate, jellyfish, lie down on job, lily liver, lurk, malinger, parry, pussyfoot, quit, scaredy cat, shuffle off, sidestep, skulk, skulker, slack, slink, slip, slough off, snake, sneak, steal, white liver, yellow belly
Antonyms
accept, confront, do, encounter, face, meet, take on
Cross references
evadeavoiddodgeduckget out ofwriggle out ofshunbypasscheatchicken heartchicken livercowardcreepdogeludeeschewfaint-of-heartfaintheartfencefraidy catfraidy-catget aroundgoldbrickinvertebratejellyfishlie down on joblily liverlurk
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