pinken

[ ping-kuh n ]
/ ˈpɪŋ kən /

verb (used without object)

to grow or turn pink.

Origin of pinken

First recorded in 1885–90; pink1 + -en1

Words nearby pinken

pink stern, pink tea, pink-collar, pink-footed goose, pink-slip, pinken, pinkerton, pinkeye, pinkham, pinkiang, pinkie

Words related to pinkened

tint, illuminate, wash, enliven, embellish, paint, darken, infuse, dye, stain, burn, suffuse, glow, shine, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flush, brighten

Example sentences from the Web for pinkened

  • On his abdomen were two pink, oblong spots of the same tint and shape as the pinkened tips of the false petals.

    The Log of the Sun |William Beebe

  • Their faces were tight, angry, smudged with smoke and pinkened by the heat.

    Makers |Cory Doctorow