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Old 2005-06-02, 12:26 PM   #21
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According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary shinning can be described as the following:

For Shinning
Inflected Form(s): shinned; shin·ning
intransitive senses
1 : to move oneself up or down something vertical (as a pole) especially by alternately hugging it with the arms or hands and the legs
2 : to move forward rapidly on foot
transitive senses
1 : to kick or strike on the shins
2 : to climb by shinning

For Shining
Inflected Form(s): shone /'shOn, esp Canadian and British 'shän/; or shined; shin·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scInan; akin to Old High German skInan to shine and perhaps to Greek skia shadow
intransitive senses
1 : to emit rays of light
2 : to be bright by reflection of light
3 : to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished <shines in math>
4 : to have a bright glowing appearance <his face shone with enthusiasm>
5 : to be conspicuously evident or clear
transitive senses
1 a : to cause to emit light b : to throw or direct the light of
2 past & past part shined : to make bright by polishing <shined his shoes>

Who knows? Maybe is headed to the strip joint or something today? "to move oneself up or down something vertical (as a pole) especially by alternately hugging it with the arms or hands and the legs"
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