Pinked meaning : To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. To prick with a sword. To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule. To choose; to cull; to pick out. To become pink in color, to redden. To turn (something) pink. To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat. Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine). Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note. To wink; to blink.