adj

pink

PIHNGK

adj

Having a pale reddish colour, a mix of red and white.

"She wore a pink dress to the party."

"The sunset turned the sky a soft pink."

verb

To cut a decorative zigzag edge into fabric, or to prick something sharply.

"She used pinking shears to pink the edge of the fabric so it wouldn't fray."

How to Use Pink

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe pale red colour most people know from birthday-card wrapping paper — or, less commonly, to cut a zigzag edge in fabric.

Common pairings

pink in the face pink slip tickled pink

Word Forms

pinker comparative, pinked past tense, pinked past tense, pinked past tense, pinked past tense, pinks plural, pinks plural, pinks plural, Pinks plural, pinks singular, pinks singular, pinks singular, pinks singular, pinkest superlative

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Etymology

The color sense may come from the flower called a "pink," whose petals have a delicately notched edge — the color name followed the flower, not the other way around.

Rhymes for pink

ink link mink oink sink wink kink dink fink rink tink bink

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