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Meaning of "pinking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PINKING

pinking  [ˈpɪŋkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pinking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PINKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pinking

Pinking may refer to: ▪ Engine knocking ▪ Pinking shears ▪ An alternative name for pargeting...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PINKING


blinking
ˈblɪŋkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
freethinking
ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ
hard-drinking
ˌhɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
index-linking
ˌɪndeksˈlɪŋkɪŋ
nondrinking
ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
nonthinking
ˌnɒnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
plinking
ˈplɪŋkɪŋ
quick-thinking
ˌkwɪkˈθɪŋkɪŋ
right-thinking
ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ
shrinking
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
sinking
ˈsɪŋkɪŋ
slinking
ˈslɪŋkɪŋ
stinking
ˈstɪŋkɪŋ
thinking
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unblinking
ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ
unshrinking
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unwinking
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ
winking
ˈwɪŋkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PINKING

pink-collar
pink-footed goose
pink-slip
pink-slipped
pinken
pinker
Pinkerton
pinkeye
pinkie
pinkies
pinkiness
pinking scissors
pinking shears
pinkish
pinkishness
pinkly
pinkness
pinko
pinkroot
pinky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PINKING

banking
binge drinking
bonking
booking
e-banking
high-ranking
home banking
lateral thinking
m-banking
Nanking
planking
positive thinking
quick thinking
ranking
retail banking
spanking
tanking
telephone banking
top-ranking
trunking
wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of pinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PINKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pinking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pinking
cut · incise · notch · perforate · prick · punch · scallop · score

Translation of «pinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINKING

Find out the translation of pinking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pinking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pinking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爆震
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picado
570 millions of speakers

English

pinking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुलाबीपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طقطقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

детонации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

picotar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pinking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cliquetis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merah jambu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zacken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピンキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핑킹
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pinking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình răng cưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pinking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुलाबी रंगाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pinking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spalania stukowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

детонації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

funcþionarea cu mici detonaþii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pinking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kartelskêr
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

takking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINKING»

The term «pinking» is normally little used and occupies the 116.776 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PINKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pinking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pinking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pinking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINKING»

Discover the use of pinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Enology, The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications
In addition, on-lees aging lowers white wine sensitivity to oxidative pinking. This problem, characterized by a color evolution towards a grayish-pink (Simpson, 1977), occurs when wine is slightly oxidized during stabilization or bottling.
Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon, Denis Dubourdieu, B. Don?che, 2006
2
Soy Protein and Formulated Meat Products
Pinking In cured meat products, 'pinking' is a major advantage for eye appeal. However, for uncured meat products such as poultry rolls or breast of turkey, consumers associate a pink colour with underprocessing. Soy proteins such as soy ...
H. W. Hoogenkamp, 2005
3
Handbook of Meat, Poultry and Seafood Quality
Another defect in poultry meat related to color is pinking. In this case, white poultry meat displays a pink color even when cooked appropriately. A number of factors have been associated with pinking defect in poultry, including genetics, ...
Leo M. L. Nollet, 2012
4
Easy Guide to Sewing Tops and T-Shirts, Skirts, and Pants
Lynn MacIntyre, Marcy Tilton. One easy way to finish a seam is with pinking shears. Pink the edges, trimming a small slice of fabric away from the seam allowance. SEAMS. FOR. BIAS-CUT. SKIRTS. Cut, making 1 'A-in. seams to allow the ...
Lynn MacIntyre, Marcy Tilton, 2009
5
Failure of Polymer Products Due to Photo-oxidation
TOWARDS THE PREDICTION OF PINKING OF PVC PROFILES IN MILD CLIMATIC CONDITIONS Lemaire J; Siampiringue N; Chaigneau R; Delprat R; Parmeland G; Dabin P; Spriet C CNEP; Elf Atochem SA; Huntsman Tioxide Pinking of ...
6
Sewing For Dummies
Pinking the raw fabric edges is a quick way to finish a seam. You do pinking by trimming the raw edge of a single layer of fabric with a pair of pinking shears, which areshearswithazigzag patternonthe blades.Pinking shears work best on woven ...
Jan Saunders Maresh, 2011
7
Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised ...
Louise Austin, Whatcom, WA, Pinking shears (1893) Abby S. Vose, Providence, RI, Buttonhole cutter (1895) Carter and Rhoades' device was manufactured and sold, and is mentioned — and illustrated — in a 1980s article on women ...
Autumn Stanley, 1995
8
How to Build & Power Tune Distributor-Type Ignition Systems: ...
Go down to 2750rpm if, through thorough testing, you find there is no 'pinking,' engine harshness, or worse, detonation, because the ignition timing is being advanced too quickly. Once you are fairly happy with the advance rate of the engine ...
Des Hammill, 2009
9
How to Restore Volkswagen Beetle
Pre-ignition can be evident as pinking - a harmless-sounding 'tinkling' noise which is actually the pistons tipping in the bores. Pinking can quickly wreck an engine. A covering of carbon on the cylinder head assembly components can also ...
Jim Tyler, 2004
10
American Scissors and Shears: An Antique and Vintage ...
An Antique and Vintage Collectors' Guide Philip R. Pankiewicz. v I 1 e 'I! Serrated edges drjapanned handles on Cal-Tep Pinking shears 2' Another view ofthe shears in their closed position OO'—~OO———_ Wig-(D 2.6 3 ...
Philip R. Pankiewicz, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pinking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The mountains
It looked as if Mom's pinking shears had snipped the landscape. Gray and white mountaintops were like jagged teeth cutting into the postcard ... «Emporia Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Education Plays Vital Role in Premature Baby's Resuscitation
His skin color was also "pinking up" and he started to move his tiny limbs. My partner and I looked at each other as if we had just won the lottery. «JEMS.com, Jul 15»
3
Nurse practitioner warns residents of skin cancer dangers
It can also be a shiny, pinking patch or a sore that heals and then returns. BCC rarely travels to other parts of the body but can grow deep into ... «Gainesville Daily Register, Jul 15»
4
Springfield woman shares tales of her poineering days in medical field
... Mercy is now being demolished, Miller's memory of it all seems as sharp as the saw-tooth edges the pinking shears sliced into the clipping. «Springfield News Sun, Jul 15»
5
Mastering the Art of Summer Entertaining
Trim the tops of the bags with pinking shears or create a pattern of dots with a hole puncher above the sand line to add an unexpected flourish. «Chase News & Stories, Jul 15»
6
Sharpening knives for fish season
He really could sharpen anything, from pinking shears to my brand new $130 four-foot bucking saw. “You can't cut anything with that. «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
7
Hear no weevil, see no weevil
... (especially the lower leaves) of some of your shrubs and perennials appear scalloped, or look as if they have been cut with pinking shears. «Montrose Daily Press, Jul 15»
8
Rococo X-Men Prepare For Comic-Con Masquerade
The nature of our dresses, there can't really be enough trim. She [fellow costumer Erwyn Hildebrand] dulled a pair of pinking shears cutting my ... «KPBS, Jul 15»
9
Wimbledon 2015: Magnificent Monday a treat well worth the eight …
So full was Wimbledon's open-air theatre, so packed with the eager, the excited and those pinking up in the relentless sun, that a line of security ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Hot fuzz: how to cope with that 'humid hair'
The world-famous hair straighteners, a 12-week blow dry and the dreaded pinking shears are just some of the lengths I've gone to in a bid to ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pinking [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pinking>. Apr 2024 ».
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