Words that rhyme with shirking

• clerking 0
  n 1: the activity of recording business transactions [syn: bookkeeping, clerking]
• overworking 0
  n 1: the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" [syn: overwork, overworking]
• shrinking 0
  n 1: process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" [syn: shrinking, shrinkage] 2: the act of becoming less
• sinking 0
  n 1: a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" 2: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs" 3: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" [syn: sinking, sinking feeling]
• soaking 0
  adv 1: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet" [syn: soaking, sopping, dripping] n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: soak, soakage, soaking] 2: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" [syn: drenching, soaking, souse, sousing] 3: washing something by allowing it to soak [syn: soak, soaking]
• spanking 0
  adj 1: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy] n 1: the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"
• stocking 0
  n 1: close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) 2: the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
• stocktaking 0
  n 1: reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook [syn: stocktaking, stock-taking] 2: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month" [syn: inventory, inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking]
• strikebreaking 0
  n 1: confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
• taking 0
  adj 1: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: fetching, taking, winning] n 1: the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" [syn: pickings, taking]
• ticking 0
  n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking] 2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
• tracking 0
  n 1: the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind [syn: trailing, tracking]
• unblinking 0
  adj 1: showing no visible emotion; "stood unblinking and accepted a sentence of a year" 2: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking, unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking]
• undertaking 0
  n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: undertaking, project, task, labor] 2: the trade of a funeral director
• unthinking 0
  adv 1: in a thoughtless manner; "he stared thoughtlessly at the picture" [syn: thoughtlessly, unthinkingly, unthinking] [ant: thoughtfully] adj 1: not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought [syn: unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtful] 2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking] 3: mentally sluggish [syn: lumpish, lumpen, unthinking]
• working 0
  adj 1: actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" [syn: working(a), on the job(p)] 2: adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish" 3: adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis" 4: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)] 5: serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects" n 1: a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked [syn: working, workings]
• hopsacking 0
  n 1: a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing [syn: hopsacking, hopsack]
• dorking 0
  n 1: an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
• nanking 0
  n 1: a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s [syn: Nanjing, Nanking]
• sleepwalking 0
  n 1: walking by a person who is asleep [syn: sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation]
• reworking 0
• snowmaking 0
• spelunking 0
• streetwalking 0
• unspeaking 0
• brickmaking 0
• lacemaking 0
• unking 0
• frerking 0
• stockbroking 0
• carking 0
• unwinking 0
• motherfucking 0

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