shinnying

verb

Definition of shinnyingnext
present participle of shinny
as in shinning

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  1. clambering
  2. ascending
  3. climbing
Verb
  • After clambering up a ladder into the truck, Killeen, 76, tucked her hair back into a ponytail, settled down on the bench seat and watched as Weppner's truck rolled down the island's main thoroughfare, Midnight Pass Road.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Since its relaunch this summer, fans who grew up shopping at Limited Too stores in the ’90s and early 2000s have been clambering for adult sizes.
    John Russell, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of clambering
Verb
  • Are the Himalayan moths, partial to cooler weather, ascending up the mountains as temperatures below steadily rise?
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Say goodbye to the beach for now just before Cactus Point, ascending the stairs with a black railing to Pearl Street and then turning right on Ocean Way.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • The robot was then trained to use these hooks for climbing via reinforcement learning.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This summer, parts of the continent experienced a record-breaking heat wave with temperatures climbing up to 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal from mid-July.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of climbing
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shinny

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