I. ˈziŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: imitative
1. : a shrill humming noise
the zing of machine-gun bullets — F.J.Bell
2. : liveliness , enthusiasm , vim
lost its youthful frontier zing — Joseph Stocker
also : a quality that arouses enthusiasm, interest, or vitality
a subtropical zing to the air — M.F.K.Fisher
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to give forth or to travel with a humming sound
the sound of tires zinging away into the night — Dorothea & S.E.Jones
played his own twelve-string guitar, and its … strings zinged at breakneck time — Frederic Ramsey
III. verb
transitive verb
1. : to hit suddenly : zap herein
zing you with a … service fee every time you step out on the court — Barry Tarshis
2. : to criticize in a pointed or witty manner
politicians who are zinged in his columns — Ron Nessen
intransitive verb
1. : zip : speed
movie zings right along — Playboy
2. : to be alive : bubble over
zinging with raw energy and ambition — David Bellamy