chin
noun
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
was chinning
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past progressiveof chin.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He had gotten Polly in a corner and was chinning the ear off of her.
From Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit by Dick Dorgan
