pinning

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pinning

  1. present participle and gerund of pin

Noun

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pinning (countable and uncountable, plural pinnings)

  1. The action of the verb pin in any sense.
  2. A ceremony in which a pin badge is given.
    • 2003, James A. Schnell, Case Studies in Culture and Communication: A Group Perspective:
      There were a variety of informal traditional activities that occurred in recognition of events such as birthdays, pinnings (when a member gave his fraternity pin to his girlfriend to acknowledge preengagement), and engagements.
  3. (physics) The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles

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