malingers

present tense third-person singular of malinger

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Verb
  • The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the second photo, Gomez rests her left hand on her new husband's, her marquise diamond engagement ring glinting in the light.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Total enrollment for the district rests at 2,294 according to state data from the 2024-25 school year.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The pick-off still lingers in Guerrero’s mind because of his teammate at the plate — the guy who’s been alongside him the whole time.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the show, Addison Rae plays one of Gein's victims — Evelyn Hartley, a bright, small-town babysitter whose mysterious disappearance becomes a key thread in the series.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The designer has made the space feel like home down to the finishing touches such as the custom doorbell that plays a message from Beckham.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Malingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malingers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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