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verb · intransitive · rare

shinny

shinny · shinnies · shinnied · shinnying

To climb in an awkward mannerTo climb in an awkward manner.

/ˈʃɪni/

Meaning

1 senses

To climb in an awkward manner.
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Origin

From shin (noun) + -y.

From shin (noun) + -y.

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Forms

shinnies, shinnying, shinnied, shinnied

Base form	shinny · to shinny
3rd person singular	shinnies
Present participle	shinnying
Past simple	shinnied
Past participle	shinnied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	shinny
he, she, it	shinnies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

shinnied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have shinnied
he, she, it	has shinnied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will shinny

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling:clamber scramble shin skin struggle sputter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

shineA2 shingle shinyB1 shipA1

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