quiet quitting
quiet quitting is the present participle and gerund of quiet quit.
Meaning of quiet quit
Verb
quiet quit (third-person singular simple present quiet quits, present participle quiet quitting, simple past and past participle quiet quit or quiet quitted)
- To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
- Near-synonym: work to rule
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quiet, quit.
Noun
quiet quitting
- An act or instance of the ceasing of overachieving at one's workplace.
Words formed from quiet quitting
Questions about quiet quitting
- What does quiet quitting mean?
- Quiet quitting means an act or instance of the ceasing of overachieving at one's workplace.
- What is quiet quitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Quiet quitting is the present participle and gerund of quiet quit.
- What part of speech is quiet quitting?
- Quiet quitting is a noun.
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