chinning

Variant of chin

chin definition

chin (c̸hin)

noun

the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw

Etymology: ME < OE cin < IE base *ĝenu-, chin, jawbone > Goth kinnus, cheek, L gena, cheek, Gr genys, chin

transitive verb chinned, chinning chin′·ning

Gym. to pull (oneself) up, while hanging by the hands from a horizontal bar, until the chin is just above the level of the bar

intransitive verb

  1. Slang to converse idly; chat, gossip, etc.
  2. to chin oneself
chin Idioms

keep one's chin up

to bear up bravely under trying circumstances

take it on the chin

☆
Slang to suffer defeat, severe hardship, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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