chin
noun
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
chinned
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past participleof chin.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chin.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chinnounthe lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
Example Sentences
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"Taking interim fights, you can get chinned by anyone."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
A guy in Philadelphia chinned 24 pullups in a row at age 90, which is roughly 23 more than I’ve done in my entire life.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2019
Double chinned faces are usually categorized under the round and wide face.
From Forbes ● Sep. 28, 2014
His last ride, he got chinned on the line.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
I sprang up, grabbed it, and then, in a fumbling and perhaps grotesque offering to Phineas, I chinned myself.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
