nɒk nɑk pɪŋ ˈpɪŋkɪʃ pɪŋkəʊ pɪŋkoʊ

of a light shade of red 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 a light shade of red a person with mildly leftist political views any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers