1. climbing up or down something (such as a rope, pole, or tree) by gripping it with the hands and legs
Usage: present participle of ‘shinny’

Examples

• The kids were shinnying up the flagpole during recess.
• He’s shinnying down the drainpipe to escape.
• She watched her cat shinnying up the oak tree.
• The firefighter was shinnying up the rope to reach the window.
• They spent the afternoon shinnying up various trees in the park.
• The sailor was shinnying up the mast to fix the rigging.