pin-droppingadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪndrɒpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌdrɑpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, dropping n.

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + dropping n., after you could have heard a pin drop (also †fall) at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b. Compare earlier pin-drop adj.

Of silence, etc.: absolute, total. Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > utter or unrelieved (of silence)

pin-drop1816

pin-dropping1891

stony1911

1891 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 275 Throughout the room there prevailed that pin-dropping silence on which the principal of Redhurst prided himself.

1917 Times 17 Feb. 10/2 The magnificent austerity..was not missed by the audience, if one may judge by a pin-dropping silence.

1977 New Yorker 19 Sept. 50/1 The hall was pin-dropping quiet.

2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Feb. 2 The solo part was heroic, ranging from extraordinary power to pin-dropping quietness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-dropping
释义	pin-droppingadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpɪndrɒpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌdrɑpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, dropping n. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + dropping n., after you could have heard a pin drop (also †fall) at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b. Compare earlier pin-drop adj. Of silence, etc.: absolute, total. Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > utter or unrelieved (of silence) pin-drop1816 pin-dropping1891 stony1911 1891 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 275 Throughout the room there prevailed that pin-dropping silence on which the principal of Redhurst prided himself. 1917 Times 17 Feb. 10/2 The magnificent austerity..was not missed by the audience, if one may judge by a pin-dropping silence. 1977 New Yorker 19 Sept. 50/1 The hall was pin-dropping quiet. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 6 Feb. 2 The solo part was heroic, ranging from extraordinary power to pin-dropping quietness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1891
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