shinned

past tense of shin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shinned
Verb
  • Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.
    Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Birds of paradise from islands such as New Guinea were hunted and skinned, then exported to Europe and the US, where they were sold to milliners at auctions in London, Paris and Amsterdam.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Shinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shinned. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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