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pinking up

pinking up is the present participle and gerund of pink up.

Meaning of pink up

Verb

pink up (third-person singular simple present pinks up, present participle pinking up, simple past and past participle pinked up)

  1. (intransitive) Of a transplanted organ: to acquire a pinkish hue as a result of blood entering it from the circulatory system.
  2. (intransitive) To blush.

Questions about pinking up

What is pinking up the present participle and gerund of?
Pinking up is the present participle and gerund of pink up.

Words near pinking up in the dictionary

  1. pinkiness
  2. pinking
  3. pinking iron
  4. pinking irons
  5. pinking shears
  6. pinking up
  7. pinkings
  8. Pinkins
  9. Pinkinses
  10. pinkish
  11. pinkishly

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