Shinny (Verb)
Meaning
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- She managed to shinny up the tree trunk, but the rough bark scraped her hands and legs.
- The child shinnied down the slide by climbing on the support bars instead of using the ladder.
- In her haste, she shinnied over the stone wall to reach the injured animal.
- To get a better view of the city, the adventurous traveler shinnied up a lamppost.
- The young explorer tried to shinny up the rocky cliff but ended up falling back down.