shinny
Example Sentences
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Beowulf shinnied up the tree in which the snare was set and quickly cut the admiral down by gnawing through the rope with his teeth.
From Literature
It reverts to the sport’s origins of outdoor “shinny” on frozen Canadian ponds more than 150 years ago while rekindling memories among players of youth spent at neighborhood backyard or street-corner rinks.
From Seattle Times
He gathered his strength and then he managed to shinny up the trunk inch by inch.
From Literature
He wants to shinny up the greasy pole, but I don’t know how ruthless he is.
From New York Times
On top of that, it takes time for our neurons to shinny their electricity up into our skulls.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
