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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
malinger .
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Examples
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E. B. DuBois, who explained it as the inevitable consequence of forced labor: All observers spoke of the fact that the slaves were slow and churlish; that they wasted material and malingered at their work.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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I never malingered when pulling on a rope, for I knew the eagle eyes of my forecastle mates were squinting for just such evidences of my inferiority.
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They malingered, got in the way, delayed, and doubted the work of Kit and Shorty.
THE MEAT 2010
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I never malingered when pulling on a rope, for I knew the eagle eyes of my forecastle mates were squinting for just such evidences of my inferiority.
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Although no injuries have been reported yet, it is unclear how many real or malingered ones may occur as a result of the recall.
Tuesday Breakfast Bender Emil Steiner 2008
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The last few hundred bats always malingered in the nesting coves, and tonight the Leviathan needed all of her beasties in the air.
LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009
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The last few hundred bats always malingered in the nesting coves, and tonight the Leviathan needed all of her beasties in the air.
LEVIATHAN MR. SCOTT WESTERFELD 2009
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As his Congressional colleagues worked tirelessly in Washington, he malingered in New York.
Deanie Mills: The Difference Between A Functional Leader And A Fictional One 2008
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We malingered in Iraq until sectarian violence was out of control, then we implemented a bailout plan, called the surge.
U.A.W. Ads Take on McCain in Midwest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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We malingered in Iraq until sectarian violence was out of control, then we implemented a bailout plan, called the surge.
What to Watch for During the Final Debate - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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