pinking

verb

Meaning

To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
To prick with a sword.
To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
To choose; to cull; to pick out.
To become pink in color, to redden.
To turn (something) pink.
To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
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.
To wink; to blink.
Decoration by adding holes or scalloping.

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