shin
verb/ʃɪn/
/ʃɪn/
(British English) (North American English shinny)
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shin | /ʃɪn/ /ʃɪn/ |
| he / she / it shins | /ʃɪnz/ /ʃɪnz/ |
| past simple shinned | /ʃɪnd/ /ʃɪnd/ |
| past participle shinned | /ʃɪnd/ /ʃɪnd/ |
| -ing form shinning | /ˈʃɪnɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪnɪŋ/ |
Word OriginOld English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th cent.).
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