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pinken

American  
[ping-kuhn] / ˈpɪŋ kən /

verb (used without object)

  1. to grow or turn pink.


Etymology

Origin of pinken

First recorded in 1885–90; pink 1 + -en 1


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I jumped into a taxi to Belém Tower just in time to see the 16th-century limestone edifice pinken in the sunrise and sent my son the photo.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

It did finally, and with it, when the approaching sun began to pinken the eastern sky, sleep for my tormented sister.

From The Fifth Wheel A Novel by Olive Higgins Prouty

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