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zing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zing has 2 senses
- zing(n = noun.event) Array - a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet" is a kind of sound
- zing(n = noun.attribute) dynamism, oomph, pizzaz, pizzazz - the activeness of an energetic personality; Array is a kind of activeness, activity
OXFORD DICTIONARY
zing, n. & v. colloq.
--n. vigour, energy.
--v.intr. move swiftly or with a shrill sound.
--n. vigour, energy.
--v.intr. move swiftly or with a shrill sound.
Derivative
zingy adj. (zingier, zingiest).
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
zing
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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