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pinkened

pinkened is the simple past and past participle of pinken.

Meaning of pinken

Verb

pinken (third-person singular simple present pinkens, present participle pinkening, simple past and past participle pinkened)

  1. (intransitive) To become pink.
    • For a second his eyes sought the distant horizon now beginning to pinken in the early dawn light.2000, Lieren Jaymes, Devil's Walk, page viii
  2. (transitive) To make pink.
    • Then unrolled his wet trouser pants, water dripping down his ankles, heat pinkening his skin.2025, Hannah Linder, The Red Cottage, Barbour Publishing, Incorporated
  3. (intransitive) To blush.

Questions about pinkened

What is pinkened the simple past and past participle of?
Pinkened is the simple past and past participle of pinken.

Words near pinkened in the dictionary

  1. pinked
  2. pinked up
  3. pinkeen
  4. pinkeens
  5. pinken
  6. pinkened
  7. pinkening
  8. pinkens
  9. pinker
  10. Pinkerian
  11. Pinkerman

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