Pink - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɪŋk|  American pronunciation of the word pink
Brit.  |pɪŋk|  British pronunciation of the word pink

noun

- a light shade of red
- any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
- a person with mildly leftist political views

verb

- make light, repeated taps on a surface (syn: knock, rap, tap)
- sound like a car engine that is firing too early (syn: knock, ping)
The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
- cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

adjective

- of a light shade of red (syn: pinkish)

Extra examples

Her dress is pale pink.

...accidentally pinked my shoulder with his fencing sword...

His breath came back and his face pinked up.

An ornamental edge was pinked out with special scissors.

The face of his opponent seemed a little pinked.

The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded.

Hannah's face went pink.

Her room was decorated in bright pinks and purples.

She had arrived dressed in pink.

I have been admiring your cupboards; they are the very pink of elegance.

The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded

Pink is in style this season.

The room was painted in soft pink.

Some of the crystals used in the necklace are a pale pink color.

She wore pink ribbons in her hair.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pink
he/she/it: pinks
present participle: pinking
past tense: pinked
past participle: pinked
noun
singular: pink
plural: pinks
adjective
comparative: pinker
superlative: pinkest
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