multishirking
multishirking is the present participle and gerund of multishirk.
Meaning of multishirk
Verb
multishirk (third-person singular simple present multishirks, present participle multishirking, simple past and past participle multishirked)
- To do more than one non-work activity at once.
- But in reality you are doing what one Dilbert reader calls multishirking, i.e., doing two nonwork activities at once.
Multishirking is not only fun; it doubles the odds that an observer will think you're doing at least one work-related activity.1999 September 8, Scott Adams, The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers, Harper Paperbacks, →ISBN, →OL, page 53
- But in reality you are doing what one Dilbert reader calls multishirking, i.e., doing two nonwork activities at once.
Questions about multishirking
- What is multishirking the present participle and gerund of?
- Multishirking is the present participle and gerund of multishirk.
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