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
From the library
A soft pink crept over her cheek, and her eyes were kind and frank.
Theo’s to tell her to use mauve insertion instead of pink.
He says yer told him not to send ’round no more pink notes nor come hangin’ over de garden gate, and he takes dis means of puttin’ yer wise.
Tell him I saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath the pink oleander.
Other matches
- pink Having a colour between red and white A1
- pink A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. A2
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- pink To become pink in color, to redden. C2
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