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ZING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activeness of an energetic personality

Synonyms:

dynamism; oomph; pizzaz; pizzazz; zing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("zing" is a kind of...):

activeness; activity (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound

Example:

the zing of the passing bullet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("zing" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb zing

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