zing
part of speech
noun (zing, uncountable; a zing); verb (zing, zings, zinged, zinging)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) Zing is energy, excitement or liveliness. tree →
2) (informal) Zing is a sharp, fresh, tangy taste, as from lemon or ginger. tree →
3) A zing is a high, ringing or whistling sound, like something flying fast. tree →
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 →
sense 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 →
- The new paint gave the classroom some zing. tree →
- The arrow zinged past the knight's ear. tree →
- Grandpa is still full of zing at eighty. tree →
- This lemonade has a real zing! tree →
- The ball zinged off the bat and over the fence. tree →
- Your story needs more zing at the start. tree →
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».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «zing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.