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How do you use Pinking in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Pinking in a sentence

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Pinking | Pink | Pinks | Pinker

Pinking meaning

present participle and gerund of pink

Using Pinking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pink
  • In the example corpus, pinking often appears in combinations such as: pinking shears.

Context around Pinking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

using 1× carries 1×

Often after:

shears 2× noise 1×

Sentence patterns with Pinking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

out using pinking shears giving 1× pinging or pinking noise 1× who carries pinking shears in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a gas can 1× i embrace the 1× many had polka 1×

Common sentence endings:

in her purse 1× or pinking noise 1× wall behind it 1×

Words around Pinking

Just before it in the word index:

pinkies 3 pinkie 19 pinki 4 pinkham 9 pinkfong 3 pinkeye 6

Just after it in the word index:

pinkins 2 pinkish 26 pinkleton 2 pinklon 2 pinkman 30 pinkner 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Pinking

  • In this selection, "pinking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, using, carries, shears and noise stand out and add context to how "pinking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include out using pinking shears giving and pinging or pinking noise. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pinking" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pinking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I embrace the Girl Scouts mom who carries pinking shears in her purse. (13 words)

A gas can Tetraethyllead main Gasoline, when used in high- compression internal combustion engines, tends to autoignite (detonate) causing damaging " engine knocking " (also called "pinging" or "pinking") noise. (28 words)

Many had polka dots on them, which Brandt cut out using pinking shears (giving them zigzag borders) and applied onto a white netting that casts shadows on the wall behind it. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Many had polka dots on them, which Brandt cut out using pinking shears (giving them zigzag borders) and applied onto a white netting that casts shadows on the wall behind it. (31 words)

A gas can Tetraethyllead main Gasoline, when used in high- compression internal combustion engines, tends to autoignite (detonate) causing damaging " engine knocking " (also called "pinging" or "pinking") noise. (28 words)

I embrace the Girl Scouts mom who carries pinking shears in her purse. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Many had polka dots on them, which Brandt cut out using pinking shears (giving them zigzag borders) and applied onto a white netting that casts shadows on the wall behind it.

I embrace the Girl Scouts mom who carries pinking shears in her purse.

A gas can Tetraethyllead main Gasoline, when used in high- compression internal combustion engines, tends to autoignite (detonate) causing damaging " engine knocking " (also called "pinging" or "pinking") noise.

Common combinations with pinking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pinking" in a sentence?
An example: "Many had polka dots on them, which Brandt cut out using pinking shears (giving them zigzag borders) and applied onto a white netting that casts shadows on the wall behind it." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "pinking" from authentic English texts.
What does "pinking" mean?
Pinking means: present participle and gerund of pink
How many example sentences with "pinking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "pinking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.