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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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Spring 2026 Social Work Pinning & Hooding Ceremony Program
May 1, 2026 University of North Dakota (UND)
Chatham County Police celebrate graduates, promotions at annual pinning ceremony
May 15, 2026 WTOC
250 women veterans honored at Virginia War Memorial pinning ceremony
Mar 18, 2026 WWBT
Pinning Ceremony celebrates UH Hilo PharmD students’ transition into advanced practice
May 20, 2026 University of Hawaii at Hilo
SIU’s newest teachers will be pinned May 6
Apr 29, 2026 SIU News
NEO A&M College celebrates 11 graduates at Fast Track Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Jul 22, 2026 Newstalk KZRG
Answering the Call: University of the District of Columbia Honors New Nurses at Annual Pinning Ceremony
Dec 19, 2025 University of the District of Columbia

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