shinnying

verb

present participle of shinny
as in shinning

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  1. clambering
  2. ascending
  3. climbing
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  • Commercial satellite operators are already clambering to claim space on Falcon 9s as the final sales are made.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clambering
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  • There’s All-WNBA guard Allisha Gray’s quest for a title and Golden State’s Gabby Williams’ ascending stardom.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Peter Nagy, an artist who became a star of the East Village in 1980s New York before ascending as one of India’s leading art dealers in the 1990s, has died at 67.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascending
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  • Bills and costs keep climbing, and households are being forced to stretch budgets that were already tight.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The initial shock of this freak accident is well-handled, notably when Jay tries to scramble up the whale’s jawline by climbing its teeth.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of climbing
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“Shinnying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shinnying. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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