verb Download 🔗Share To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. Examples : "She was pinking the edge of the felt square with special scissors to make a decorative border for her daughter's craft project. " material style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prick with a sword. Examples : "The boastful knight was always eager for a duel, pinking his opponents with his rapier at the slightest offense. " weapon military war action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule. Examples : "His sarcastic comments about her new dress clearly pinked her. " communication language word action character attitude mind literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To choose; to cull; to pick out. Examples : "The teacher was pinking students from the class to help decorate the bulletin board. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become pink in color, to redden. Examples : "The baby's cheeks were pinking slightly as she started to cry. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn (something) pink. Examples : "The setting sun was pinking the clouds as it dipped below the horizon. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat. Examples : "The jeweler is pinking the yellow topaz to create a more desirable pink gemstone. " material appearance process science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : ""The old car was pinking loudly as it struggled to climb the hill, so my dad knew he needed to adjust the engine's timing." " vehicle sound technology machine fuel technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note. Examples : "The old piano was out of tune; one key kept pinking instead of playing a proper note. " music sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wink; to blink. Examples : "The old lighthouse, its lamp tired, was pinking weakly in the thick fog. " physiology body action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Decoration by adding holes or scalloping. Examples : "The crafter used pinking shears to add a decorative pinking around the edge of the felt heart. " art style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading