pinking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make light, repeated taps on a surface
    pink; knock; tap; rap.
    • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
  2. verb sound like a car engine that is firing too early
    pink; knock; ping.
    • the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
    • The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
  3. verb cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
    pink.

WordNet


Pink"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of piercing or stabbing.
  2. The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a pinking iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made with a pinking iron.

Webster 1913