1. the act of avoiding or neglecting duties or responsibilities
Usage: gerund form

1. avoiding or neglecting a duty or responsibility
Usage: present participle of ‘shirk’

Examples

• He was shirking his homework to play video games.
• The employee was fired for shirking her responsibilities.
• Stop shirking your chores and help with dinner.
• His shirking of duty disappointed his teammates.
• The manager noticed the shirking behavior immediately.
• She accused him of shirking his parental duties.
• Shirking work will only make things worse later.