chin
noun
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
chinning
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present participleof chin.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Outside is a chinning bar dating to Tolstoy’s day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2016
A lean, athletic man, he works out on a chinning bar and punching bag in his apartment, finds that his control is always best after a summer of swimming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Four times a week he dons a pair of steel and foam-rubber Gravity Boots that each weigh three pounds and dangles from his heels from a chinning bar for five minutes.
From Time Magazine Archive
A staffer found him in the baggage room, chinning with the porters.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Englishmen had also been lifting weights and chinning themselves for years.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
