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chinning
Variant of chin
noun
the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw
transitive verb chinned, chinning
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
- Slang to converse idly; chat, gossip, etc.
- to chin oneself
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