Zing

English

Noun

Zing (plural Zings)

1. A short high-pitched humming sound, eg that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
2. Zest or vitality.

Verb

Zing (third-person singular simple present Zings, present participle Zinging, simple past and past participle Zinged)

1. To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.

Interjection

Zing

1. (US, slang) Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger.

Thesaurus

aggressiveness, animation, ardor, ball the jack, bang, barrel, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, brio, brush, clip, cut along, dash, drive, elan, enterprise, enthusiasm, esprit, fire, fleet, flit, fly, fly low, foot, get-up-and-go, ginger, go fast, highball, initiative, kick, life, make knots, nip, oomph, outstrip the wind, pep, pepper, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, poop, pour it on, punch, push, rip, scorch, sizzle, skim, snap, speed, spunk, starch, storm along, sweep, tear, tear along, thrust, thunder along, verve, vim, whisk, whiz, zip, zoom

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ