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pinning on

pinning on is the present participle and gerund of pin on.

Meaning of pin on

Verb

pin on (third-person singular simple present pins on, present participle pinning on, simple past and past participle pinned on)

  1. (US, transitive) To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.
    • The police pinned the theft on my brother.

Questions about pinning on

What is pinning on the present participle and gerund of?
Pinning on is the present participle and gerund of pin on.

Words near pinning on in the dictionary

  1. pinninerved
  2. pinning
  3. pinning back
  4. pinning back one's ears
  5. pinning down
  6. pinning on
  7. pinning one's ears back
  8. pinning one's hopes on
  9. pinning the meter
  10. pinning up
  11. pinnings

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