shinnying

present participle of shinny

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shinnying
Verb
  • The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ascending Young was even better with 32 points, 10 dimes and zero turnovers.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But of all the accidents reported across North America in 2024, 100 occurred while climbers were ascending.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Simple tasks like sitting on the couch, climbing into a car seat or getting down on the floor became difficult.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Shinnying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shinnying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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