1. climbed up or down something by gripping with the hands and legs and moving in a sliding motion
Usage: past tense of ‘shinny’

Examples

• He shinnied up the flagpole to retrieve the stuck kite.
• The cat shinnied down the tree trunk backwards.
• She shinnied up the rope during gym class.
• The boy shinnied over the fence to get his ball.
• They shinnied up the drainpipe to reach the roof.
• The monkey shinnied up the palm tree effortlessly.