pinning
/ˈpɪnɪŋ/ noun B2- The action of the verb pin in any sense.
- A ceremony in which a pin badge is given.
- The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles
Plural pinnings
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She had a good chance to do so, for the said Gilbert Blythe was absorbed in stealthily pinning the long yellow braid of Ruby Gillis, who sat in front of him, to the back of her seat.
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