pin-dropping in English

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      "form": "more pin-dropping",
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      "form": "most pin-dropping",
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        "extremely quiet; silent."
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          "text": "After she said \"Silence,\" a pin-dropping silence flew through the room."
        }
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        "so quiet one could hear a pin drop"
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      "form": "more pin-dropping",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most pin-dropping",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "extremely quiet; silent."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After she said \"Silence,\" a pin-dropping silence flew through the room."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "so quiet one could hear a pin drop"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "pin-dropping"
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"pin-dropping" meaning in English

Adjective