[{"word":"pinking","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prick with a sword.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To choose; to cull; to pick out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To become pink in color, to redden.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn (something) pink.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"Of a motor car, to emit a high \"pinking\" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To wink; to blink.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Decoration by adding holes or scalloping.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pink","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pinking"]}]