shinnies
Scales using limbs
Shinnies is the third-person singular of shinny, meaning to climb by gripping with arms and legs and pulling oneself up: He shinnies up the drainpipe to reach the second-floor window.
The word usually appears with up and suggests an informal, somewhat awkward ascent—trees, poles, ropes.
Separately, shinny is an informal hockey-like game played on ice or pavement.
Moving clumsily in haste
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- shimmyingVibrating rhythmically, often dancing
- clamberingAwkward, effortful climbing
- hoistingRaising with effort
ascending · tree climbing · pole climbing · fence climbing · grappling · gripping · pulling up · monkey bars
Hockey's rubber projectile
- stickThin piece of wood
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- street hockeyPaved-surface stick-and-puck game
- pond hockeyInformal ice sport outdoors
slapshot · pickup game · frozen pond · backyard rink · goaltender · faceoff · icing · deke
scrambling
Moving clumsily in haste
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- shimmyingVibrating rhythmically, often dancing
- clamberingAwkward, effortful climbing
hoisting · ascending · tree climbing · pole climbing · fence climbing · grappling · gripping · pulling up · monkey bars · drainpipe
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
- stickThin piece of wood
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- street hockeyPaved-surface stick-and-puck game
pond hockey · slapshot · pickup game · frozen pond · backyard rink · goaltender · faceoff · icing · deke · wrist shot