pinning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
- Homophone: penning Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "pin-pen" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Verb
pinning
- present participle of pin
Noun
pinning (countable and uncountable, plural pinnings)
- The action of the verb pin in any sense.
- 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.
- 2003, James A. Schnell, Case Studies in Culture and Communication: A Group Perspective
- (physics) The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles