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Term: pinning

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "pinning": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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pinning

Definitions

Noun

  1. 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

  1. To hold fast or prevent from moving
  2. Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
  3. Pierce with a pin
  4. 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

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pinning".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 panning 2 0
2 penning 2 0

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.

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LCC honors nursing graduates with pinning ceremony
May 12, 2026 KCBD.com
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Jan 15, 2026 Borough of Manhattan Community College
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John Martinson Honors College celebrates student achievement at inaugural Level Up pinning celebration
Apr 30, 2026 Purdue University
Department of Psychology holds pinning ceremony
Aug 25, 2025 University of Nevada, Reno
Nearly 60 students recognized at pinning ceremony
Nov 17, 2025 Cornell Chronicle
Southern Miss Honors BSN Graduates with Pinning Ceremonies
Jan 5, 2026 The University of Southern Mississippi

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