Zing

Quick meaning: Zing is a noun meaning A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.

Meaning

A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Zest or vitality.
2. (uncountable, slang) Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
3. (intransitive) To move very quickly, especially while making a high-pitched hum.
4. (transitive, slang) To address a witty insult or comeback to.
5. (onomatopoeia) A high pitched humming sound.
6. (US, slang) Used to acknowledge a witty comeback, a zinger.
7. (slang) A witty insult or derogatory remark.

Example Sentences

Something inside of me started a symphony / Zing! Went the strings of my heart

To accompany a meal, the fresh Italian lager Poretti is perfect; Erdinger Weisbier, a wheat beer from Germany, is full of zing;

I heard a zing close to my head and looked up again. Five or six men were lined up on the deck above me with rifles shooting at the shark.

Zing! The joke had rebounded back on the one who started it. "Ouch!" Mama Jane winced ruefully. We all dissolved in laughter at the good-natured repartee.

Word Forms

• zings
• zinging
• zinged

Synonyms for zing

Depending on context, synonyms include dynamism, oomph, pizzazz.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pizzazz, dynamism, oomph, pep, zheng, zeng.

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