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# zing

noun (zing, uncountable; a zing); verb (zing, zings, zinged, zinging)

«zing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Zing is energy, excitement or liveliness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#m1)
2. (informal) Zing is a sharp, fresh, tangy taste, as from lemon or ginger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#m2)
3. A zing is a high, ringing or whistling sound, like something flying fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#m3)
4. To zing is to move very fast with a high sound; (informal, US) to zing someone is to make a cheeky joke at them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#m4)

### In the lessons

In cooking and everyday talk zing describes lively flavours. In stories it is a sound word for fast movement, like arrows or bullets. In writing lessons, adding «zing» means making something more lively and interesting. Phrases: add some zing, full of zing.

### Examples

- A squeeze of lime adds zing to the salsa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x1)
- The new paint gave the classroom some zing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x2)
- The arrow zinged past the knight's ear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x3)
- Grandpa is still full of zing at eighty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x4)
- This lemonade has a real zing! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x5)
- The ball zinged off the bat and over the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x6)
- Your story needs more zing at the start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/#x7)

### Note

Informal word; in formal writing use «energy» or «flavour». Verb forms zinged, zinging. Related: zingy (tangy, lively). Do not confuse with «sing» or «zinc».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «zing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«zing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zing.html) on Mova free.