pin-dropadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪndrɒp/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌdrɑp/

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

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

Of silence: absolute, total. Of a pause, etc.: absolutely silent or clear.

ΘΚΠ

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

pin-drop1816

pin-dropping1891

stony1911

1816 L. Hunt Story of Rimini i. 244 A pin-drop silence strikes o'er all the place.

a1868 J. Wilson Treat. Eng. Punctuation (1871) iv. 214 Compound nouns, when used adjectively, are separated from the nouns which they precede or qualify; as pindrop silence, railway travel, [etc.].

1937 Daily Express 17 Mar. 6/5 Normally, I am told, he is a great orator, makes effective use of anti-climax and pindrop pauses.

1989 V. Singh Jaya Ganga 12 In the pin-drop quiet of a Parisian night, I cracked a coconut on a cobble-stone.

2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Nov. 55 Between polite bursts of applause for the soloists there was pin-drop silence.

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

单词	pin-drop
释义	pin-dropadj. Brit. /ˈpɪndrɒp/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌdrɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, drop n. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + drop n. Compare you could have heard a pin drop (also †fall) at pin n.¹ Phrases 2b. Of silence: absolute, total. Of a pause, etc.: absolutely silent or clear. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent > utter or unrelieved (of silence) pin-drop1816 pin-dropping1891 stony1911 1816 L. Hunt Story of Rimini i. 244 A pin-drop silence strikes o'er all the place. a1868 J. Wilson Treat. Eng. Punctuation (1871) iv. 214 Compound nouns, when used adjectively, are separated from the nouns which they precede or qualify; as pindrop silence, railway travel, [etc.]. 1937 Daily Express 17 Mar. 6/5 Normally, I am told, he is a great orator, makes effective use of anti-climax and pindrop pauses. 1989 V. Singh Jaya Ganga 12 In the pin-drop quiet of a Parisian night, I cracked a coconut on a cobble-stone. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 2 Nov. 55 Between polite bursts of applause for the soloists there was pin-drop silence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1816
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