All 3 Uses of
shirk
in
1984 by Orwell
- It was perhaps not more dangerous than shirking an evening at the center.†
p. 100..2 *
- His soul writhed with boredom, but for once he had had no impulse to shirk his evening at the center.†
p. 109..5
- I always look cheerful and I never shirk anything.†
p. 122..1
Definition:
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(shirk) to avoid something -- such as a duty or responsibility