shirked
verbHow many syllables in shirked?
There is 1 syllable in the word shirked.How to pronounce shirked:
Definition of shirked:
- shirked (verb):
- to go stealthily sneak
Synonyms for shirked:
avoid
avoided
bob off
body-swerve
deflected
dodge
dodged
duck (out of)
ducked
eliminated
eluded
escaped
eschewed
evade
evaded
get out of
prevented
scrimshank
shook
shun
shunned
sidestep
Antonyms for shirked:
accepted
attended to
bumped into
came across
collided with
confronted
contacted
convened with
crashed into
crossed the path
did
done
encountered
faced
joined
met
met face to face
met up
ran across
ran into
ran smack into
ran up against
remembered
rendezvoused
rendezvoused with
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