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Definition of malinger verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

malinger

verb

NAmE//məˈlɪŋɡər//

be malingering [intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they malinger

he / she / it malingers

past simple malingered

-ing form malingering

to pretend to be sick, especially in order to avoid work

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