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shinny
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shinny
(verb)
shinny
/
ˈ
ʃɪni/
verb
shinnies
;
shinnied
;
shinnying
shinny
/
ˈ
ʃɪni/
verb
shinnies
;
shinnied
;
shinnying
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHINNY
[
no object
]
US
:
to climb up or down something (such as a pole) by grasping it with your arms and legs
—
+
up
or
down
He
shinnied up
[=(
Brit
)
shinned up
] the tree to get a better look.
She
shinnied down
the drainpipe.
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