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Zing is vigor or vitality, or a humming or buzzing that passes by quickly and is high-pitched.

(noun)

An example of zing is a senior who gets up at 5 a.m. everyday and takes a walk; he has zing.
An example of a zing is a quick and shrill cry of a bird.

Zing is defined as to move swiftly, particularly if making a high-pitched buzzing sound, or to criticize someone.

(verb)

An example of to zing is to race by someone really quickly.
An example of to zing is to make fun of someone's personality.

See zing in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a shrill, high-pitched sound, as of something moving at high speed
a lively, zestful quality; zest, vigor, animation, force, vitality, etc.

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

Slang to make a shrill, high-pitched sound

transitive verb

to strike or affect forcibly
to criticize sharply

Related Forms:

zingy adjective zingier, zingiest

See zing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A brief high-pitched humming or buzzing sound, such as that made by a swiftly passing object or a taut vibrating string.

verb zinged, zing·ing, zings

verb, intransitive

To make a zing.
To move swiftly with or as if with a zing: an arrow zinging toward its target.
Informal To be vivacious or lively: a conversation zinging along.

verb, transitive
Informal

To attack verbally; criticize sharply: zing an opponent in a debate.
To strike suddenly.

Origin:

Origin: Imitative

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