pinning
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
- Homophone: penning (pin–pen merger)
Verb
[edit]pinning
- present participle and gerund of pin
Noun
[edit]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.
- (physics) The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles