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zing
[ zing ]
noun
- vitality, animation, or zest.
- a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.:
a tourist town with lots of zing.
- a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air.
verb (used without object)
- to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise:
The cars zinged down the highway.
- to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise:
The pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate.
- Slang. to blame or criticize severely:
City Hall always gets zinged when crime increases.
zing
/ zɪŋ /
noun
- a short high-pitched buzzing sound, as of a bullet or vibrating string
- vitality; zest
verb
- intr to make or move with or as if with a high-pitched buzzing sound
Word History and Origins
Origin of zing1
Word History and Origins
Origin of zing1
Example Sentences
The cartoons zing, whirr, and reverberate harmonically, making each entry a sort of duet.
So if you are tempted to see the Salinger documentary or read the Salinger book—if you feel that zing—by all means, go ahead.
Coffee is a great pick-me-up on to put some zing in those long Monday mornings, can be served with or without milk and/or sugar.
Or maybe, just maybe, he will zing the president on a white-hot issue dominating every waking moment for, um, some voters.
The newly fired host took advantage of a Letterman appearance to zing Current TV while admitting he had used poor judgment.
This startling announcement was immediately followed by a chorus of male voices singing with hearty gusto, Zing-a-Zing!
Quiz′ziness, oddness; Quiz′zing, raillery; Quiz′zing-glass, a single eye-glass.
One minute she was jumpin' along amongst them gravestones like a hoptoad with wings, and then—Zing!
She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing!
The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.
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