n. a light shade of red

n. a person with mildly leftist political views

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

v. cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

v. 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"

v. make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"