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Recent Examples of shinny
Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.
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The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.
—Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
No hunter, regardless of how hard-core, wants to strap a 40-pound stand to his back, trek two miles back into the wilderness, then try to shinny up a tree with it.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Aug. 2019
Two hours south of Kazinga Channel is the Ishasha Sector of the park, home to the famous tree-climbing lions that shinny up ficus trees and nap during the hot afternoon hours.
—Tom Hanscom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
There are now escape chutes (basically, giant collapsible fabric tubes for shinnying down) and small parachutes.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2017
Daedalus ignored her and started shinnying up the pole.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2017
The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.
—Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
No hunter, regardless of how hard-core, wants to strap a 40-pound stand to his back, trek two miles back into the wilderness, then try to shinny up a tree with it.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 22 Aug. 2019
Two hours south of Kazinga Channel is the Ishasha Sector of the park, home to the famous tree-climbing lions that shinny up ficus trees and nap during the hot afternoon hours.
—Tom Hanscom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
There are now escape chutes (basically, giant collapsible fabric tubes for shinnying down) and small parachutes.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2017
Daedalus ignored her and started shinnying up the pole.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shinny
Verb
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From there, several clusters of yams made their way into the kitchen, where they were washed and skinned, revealing the white starchy insides.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Alternatively, continue holding boat pose with your knees bent and shins parallel to the ground (rather than straightening your legs until your body is in a V-shape).—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
17 July 2025
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During every chemotherapy cycle, 30 minutes before the medication is administered, the wraps are placed on the patient’s forearms and shins to begin the cooling process.—
Joanna Goodrich,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2025
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“Shinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shinny. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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