to zing

Examples

• All

• Those are cosmic rays zinging through the box.

• People are driving their cars right up to the water! Wood cracked, the sash zinged, and the window rolled open.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Press a button, and zing!

  Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

• You guys, it really zinged, but you hit that box real hard.

• A car zings by like a bullet, the sounds from its radio trailing like smoke, then disappearing altogether.

  Fiction book (1990)

• As the bike sped down the hill, it zinged past the trees, creating a whistling sound in the air.

• The arrow zinged through the air, narrowly missing the target.

• When the soccer player kicked the ball, it zinged across the field with incredible speed.

Synonyms

Z

to zoom

vsto zing

26 1.3

To move very quickly, often making a low buzzing sound

moves similarly but with a sharper, more energetic action

S

to swish

vsto zing

20 4.1

To move with a soft hissing or rustling sound in a smooth sweep

focuses more on energetic, sharp movement rather than smooth sweep

W

to whoosh

vsto zing

13 4.5

To move very quickly and make a rushing sound

is similar but stresses a sharper, more buzzing energy

S

to swoosh

vsto zing

3 5.6

To move quickly and make a soft rushing sound

is similar yet shows more sharpness and energetic movement

W

to whiz

vsto zing

• US

1 4.5

To move very quickly, often making a humming or hissing sound

is similar but feels crisper and more energetic in motion

W

to whizz along

vsto zing

• UK

1 5.1

To move very fast, often making a soft rushing sound like a car or train

is like this but with a sharper, more vivid energy

W

to woosh

vsto zing

• Informal

7.9

To move very quickly and make a rushing sound

is similar but has a sharper and more energetic quality

V

to voom

vsto zing

9.9

To move very quickly and make a rushing sound

shares speed but is less smooth and more sharply energetic

W

to whush

vsto zing

• UK

8.6

To move quickly while making a soft rushing sound

is similar but has a sharper, more forceful energy

Antonyms

S

to slow down

687 1.4

To move or act more slowly

L

lag

46 4.1

A period of time when something happens later than expected

Compounds

E

extra zing

• Informal

1 4.9

A quality that makes food, events, or ideas more lively

How Fast

sprint

55 2.1

to zing

1 5.1

to dash

73 1.0

to hurry

∞ 1.0

to walk

∞ 1.0

crawl

23 1.2

Surface Forms

Etymology