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present participle and gerund of pin examples
countable and uncountable, plural pinnings
The action of the verb pin in any sense. examples
A ceremony in which a pin badge is given. quotations examples
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 examples