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pinking

SayPINGK-ing/ˈpɪŋkɪŋ/

2 meanings of pinking

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    Decoration made by cutting small holes or wavy edges into cloth or leather.

    Like cutting a fancy edge into paper with wavy scissors.

    The pinking along the collar gave the dress a pretty edge.

    She added pinking to the leather bag to make it look nicer.

    Similarscalloping

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of pink. This is the -ing form, used for an action happening now.

    She is pinking the edges of the cloth so they will not fray.

    He kept pinking the leather until the whole pattern was done.

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pinking is a form of pink

pink, verb: To turn pink, or to make something turn pink. Full entry

Forms
pinkpinks he/she/itpinking -ing formpinked past tense, past participle
Spelling
pink → pinking: add -ing

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