Don't malinger by making your sprain sound worse than it is.
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Malinger
/məˈlɪŋɡə/
Synonyms for "malinger" (52 found)
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9 entriesbenefits frauddisability fraudfake injuryfeigned feverfeigned painhabitual malingereroccasional malingerersick leave fraudsymptom exaggeration
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10 entrieschronic malingererhabitual malingerermalinger at workmalinger during roundsmalinger for sick leavemalinger from dutiesmalinger in classmalingering behaviorprofessional malingererworkplace malingerer
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4 total sentences available.
It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.
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And the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! / Smoothed by long fingers, / Asleep … tired … or it malingers, / Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
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It has been the impression of past investigators that persons who malinger psychosis have latent tendencies for the condition.
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