pinning
Definitions
Noun
- A mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
Verb
- To hold fast or prevent from moving
- Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
- Pierce with a pin
- Immobilize a piece
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "pinning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | underpinning | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | underpinnings | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pinning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | playing | 2 | 101 |
| 2 | opening | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | passing | 2 | 65 |
| 4 | speaking | 2 | 62 |
| 5 | putting | 2 | 54 |
| 6 | applying | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | pulling | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | packing | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | pushing | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | appearing | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | pitching | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | appealing | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | picking | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | opposing | 3 | 13 |
| 15 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | appalling | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | peering | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | spraying | 2 | 8 |
| 21 | pacing | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | pauling | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | peeling | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | popping | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | spacing | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | piping | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | poking | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | spitting | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | patting | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | speeding | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | spelling | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | padding | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | polling | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | posing | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | praying | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | sparring | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | spilling | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | paving | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | peeping | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | poling | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | pooling | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | puffing | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | purging | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | spotting | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | appeasing | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | paging | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | peeking | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | pershing | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | poring | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | preying | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | prying | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | spanning | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | sparing | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | spewing | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | spoiling | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | spouting | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | appling | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | pairing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | panning | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | paring | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | pasing | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | patching | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | pawling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | peaking | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | pearling | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | pecking | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | perking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | persing | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | pilling | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pining | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | pitting | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | plying | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | poaching | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pouting | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | powering | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | pudding | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | puming | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | spawning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spearing | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | sperling | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spiering | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | spiffing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | spiking | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | spoofing | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | spurling | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | spurning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | spurting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pinning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | winning | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | pointing | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | printing | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | inning | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | ginning | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | innings | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | winnings | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | thinning | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | sinning | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | spanning | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | plinking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | pining | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | panning | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | finning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dinning | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | binning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pinning" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pinning" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pinning" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Man pinned between truck and trailer dies in apparent accident, SAPD says
Jul 25, 2026 San Antonio Express-News
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Brookdale Celebrates 56 Nursing Graduates at 2026 Pinning Ceremony
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May 20, 2026 Brookdale Community College
Nursing students reminded they have the ‘power to change lives’ in 2026 pinning ceremony
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May 21, 2026 Elon University
Pinning induced motion and internal flow in neighbouring evaporating multi-component drops
Apr 6, 2026 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Apr 6, 2026 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
UH Hilo School of Nursing honors its 2026 doctoral and bachelor’s graduates with ceremonies
May 22, 2026 University of Hawaii at Hilo
May 22, 2026 University of Hawaii at Hilo

