# fining

Pronunciation: say "FY-ning" /ˈfaɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of fine. — present participle and gerund of fine
   - Simple: The -ing form of fine. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The city is fining residents who leave their trash cans at the curb after pickup day._
   - _Repeatedly fining the same offenders has done little to change behavior._

## Noun

2. A Cambridge drinking-game custom at meals, in which a person is made to drink as a penalty for breaking a rule, much like sconcing at Oxford.
   - Simple: A drinking game at a meal where someone must drink as a punishment for breaking a rule.
   - _Fining at the swap got out of hand once the rules kept multiplying._
   - _New members quickly learn that fining is part of every formal dinner._

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