Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shinnying
Verb
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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
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Herson said the key to ascending the rock wall is two shallow vertical cracks running parallel up the length of the pitch.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Priyanka was also on presenting duty then, ascending the stage with Liev Schreiber to announce the winner of Best Film Editing.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Nighttime temperatures are forecast to bottom out near 67 degrees with wind gusts climbing as high as 20 mph.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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This will set the stage for a pretty nice weekend with highs climbing into the 60s again on Saturday.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Shinnying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shinnying. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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