fining

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fining

/ˈfaɪnɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪnɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fine

noun

uncountable The activity of issuing fines, as part of a meal or drinking game (commonly associated with swaps; very similar to sconcing at Oxford University).

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@misc{fining_2026,
  title = {fining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}