pink

Verb

• cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early
  • the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline
    
  • The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded
    

• make light, repeated taps on a surface
  • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
    

Noun

• a person with mildly leftist political views

• any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

• a light shade of red

Adjective

• of a light shade of red

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ping , knock , tap , rap , pinko , garden pink , pinkish