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zing

zing
Z z

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [zing]
    • /zɪŋ/
    • /zɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zing]
    • /zɪŋ/

Definitions of zing word

  • noun zing vitality, animation, or zest. 1
  • noun zing a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing. 1
  • noun zing a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air. 1
  • verb without object zing to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise: The cars zinged down the highway. 1
  • verb without object zing to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip. 1
  • verb with object zing to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise: The pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate. 1

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Origin of zing

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Zing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for zing

noun zing

  • vitality — exuberant physical strength or mental vigor: a person of great vitality.
  • dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
  • energy — The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  • punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
  • vigour — active strength or force.

verb zing

  • bung up — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
  • blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
  • slap in the face — smack on the cheek

Antonyms for zing

noun zing

  • lifelessness — The property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • enervation — A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue.
  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.

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