zing
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7.9
- noun
- /zɪŋ/
- As the fireworks exploded in the night sky, there was a delightful zing that made everyone smile.
- hear the faint zing
- steady zing
- zing, zing
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Examples
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We added some to a rosemary pesto to give it a slight zing (recipe to follow with Rosemary post), but our favorite use for it (other than cocktails... yum!) was with salmon.
Blog text (13) -
The musician hit the high note, and the audience heard a sharp zing that filled the room.
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Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings.
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Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings.
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I let my eyes stray for just a moment when... zing!
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Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings.
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We didn't need to hear the zing of a round passing our head to make an empirical decision.
Blog text (5) -
"He cast out again, the zing of his line unwinding across water, then the ker-plop of his lure going down into the soup.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Watch one of those icicles come down—zing, like a tomahawk.
Fiction book (1991) -
The bee flew past my ear, making a quick zing that startled me.
Synonyms
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6.4
A buzzing or hissing sound made by something moving fast through the air
A low steady buzzing sound made by insects or machines
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Etymology
Zing copies a quick, high sound — it comes from the noise people make to copy a bright buzzing noise, like an arrow or bell flying past. So a zing is the short, sharp buzzing sound you hear when something moves fast.