1. (

• tap ,
• rap ,
• knock ,
• pink

) make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" ;

2. (

• pink ,
• ping ,
• knock ,

) sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" ;

3. (

• pink

) cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing ;

1. (

• pink ,
• pinkish

) of a light shade of red ;