pink
/ˈpɪŋk/ verb C2- Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
- Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note.
He/she/it pinks · Past pinked · Past participle pinked · -ing form pinking
Verb forms
- Base form
- pink
- He/she/it
- pinks
- Past
- pinked
- Past participle
- pinked
- -ing form
- pinking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The girl washed herself carefully, dressed herself in the clean gingham, and tied her pink sunbonnet on her head.
He was dressed in a rich costume of pink silk and purple velvet, and my grandfather thought he would see what he could do.
He was clad only in a pink dressing gown, which covered his night clothes.
There were milkmaids and shepherdesses, with brightly colored bodices and golden spots all over their gowns; and princesses with most gorgeous frocks of silver and gold and purple; and shepherds dressed in knee breeches with pink and yellow and blue stripes down them, and golden buckles on their shoes; and princes with jeweled crowns upon their heads, wearing ermine robes and satin doublets; and funny clowns in ruffled gowns, with round red spots upon their cheeks and tall, pointed caps.
Other matches
- pink Having a colour between red and white A1
- pink A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. A2
- pink To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by ad... C2
- pink A common minnow C2
- pink To become pink in color, to redden. C2
- pink Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow,... C2
- pink up Of a transplanted organ: to acquire a pinkish h...
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