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zing

  [zing]
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–noun
1. vitality, animation, or zest.
2. a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing.
3. a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air.
–verb (used without object)
4. to move or proceed with a sharp singing or whining noise: The cars zinged down the highway.
5. to move or proceed with speed or vitality; zip.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to move with or as with a sharp, singing or whining noise: The pitcher zinged a slider right over the plate.
7. Slang. to blame or criticize severely: City Hall always gets zinged when crime increases.
Origin:
1910–15; imit.
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zing   (zĭng)   
n.  A brief high-pitched humming or buzzing sound, such as that made by a swiftly passing object or a taut vibrating string.
v.   zinged, zing·ing, zings

v.   intr.

  1. To make a zing.

  2. To move swiftly with or as if with a zing: an arrow zinging toward its target.

  3. Informal To be vivacious or lively: a conversation zinging along.

v.   tr. Informal

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

  2. To strike suddenly.


[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
zing

  1. n.
    energy; dynamism. : Put some zing into this dance number. You wanna put the audience to sleep?
  2. tv.
    to make something penetrate; to shoot or fire something. : The kid zinged a paper clip into the wall.
  3. tv.
    to assault someone verbally. : She zinged him with another clever remark.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

zing  (n.)
1911, "high pitched sound," 1918, of echoic origin. Slang meaning "energy, zest" is attested from 1918. Zinger "cruel quip" first attested 1970.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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