What is another word for pinning?

Pronunciation: [pˈɪnɪŋ] (IPA)

Synonyms for the word "pinning" include securing, fastening, affixing, attaching, clasping, tethering, nailing, and sticking. Pinning involves attaching or securing something in place using a pin or other fastening device. It's a common term used in fashion when attaching a badge or accessory to clothing. However, synonyms like affixing and securing can be used in a broader sense, such as attaching a document to an email or securing a loose item on a vehicle. In some cases, synonyms for pinning can also imply a sense of permanence, such as nailing a picture frame to a wall or tethering a boat to a dock.

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What are the hypernyms for Pinning?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Pinning?

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Usage examples for Pinning

The other girl nodded, then, pinning on her hat, the two left the building.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
She wondered if he had ring-barked the tree-score its living green wood-if he had killed it, and in turn it had killed him, pinning him to the earth with its great bulk of dead and rotting timber.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Smarting with the agony of the blow, and concentrating into that one moment all his feelings of rage, scorn, and indignation, Nicholas sprang upon him, wrested the weapon from his hand, and pinning him by the throat, beat the ruffian till he roared for mercy.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

Famous quotes with Pinning

  • Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
    Matt Groening
  • When the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were growing up, that was at it's height and the War cemented that with photographs of the Royal Family having breakfast together and so on, by pinning their reputation so firmly on that particular issue.
    Anthony Holden
  • When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.
    Mitt Romney
  • Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.
    Matt Groening

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