shinned; shinning
: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet see Alphabet Table
: a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha
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Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
This is a sock that got my feet, ankles, shins, and calves through multiple days of skiing up to 20 miles without succumbing to fatigue.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 June 2024
The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
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Noun
Areas to strike: top of somebody’s foot, the front of somebody’s shin.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
This is a sock that got my feet, ankles, shins, and calves through multiple days of skiing up to 20 miles without succumbing to fatigue.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
Mays hit for both power and for average while also shinning at running, throwing and fielding.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 June 2024
The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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shin
noun
: the front part of the leg below the knee
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