zing
A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating stringA short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
(countable, slang, uncountable)A witty insult or derogatory remark.
(uncountable)Zest or vitality.
(slang, uncountable)Pleasant or exciting flavour of food.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Of onomatopoeic origin.Of onomatopoeic origin.
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Forms
plural: zingsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.